Skype has stopped working - message on windows 8.1...

Question

This error message comes out everytime I start the desktop version...
The app from windows store though works , but I do not enjoy using it at all... the desktop client was always far better. 
The problem rose when I upgraded my windows 8 to 8.1 , and since then the desktop client is always forced to close with a message that it has stopped working.
I did a few things that I found reading through posts where people were looking for help with their skype issues:
uprgraded my graphics card
disabled my integrated webcamera
uninstalled java
installed older skype versions
tried to rename the roaming skype directory to old_skype
disabled automatic updates
but... once again i'm helpless, and it seems that none of those solutions I found is at least a bit helpful for me... 
I'm pretty much desperate ( I apologize if I did write my post into the wrong place)
hope someone can help me
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Answer 1

installed it but it ended with the same result
Log Name: Application
Source: Application Error
Date: 11/9/2013 2:38:22 AM
Event ID: 1000
Task Category: (100)
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: Jay
Description:
Faulting application name: Skype.exe, version: 6.9.0.106, time stamp: 0x524bef36
Faulting module name: msvcrt.dll, version: 7.0.9600.16384, time stamp: 0x52158ff5
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x0000b1b0
Faulting process id: 0x1184
Faulting application start time: 0x01cedcec36b1e08d
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe
Faulting module path: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\msvcrt.dll
Report Id: 9dfbe0e3-48df-11e3-bebe-2089845769fe
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Application Error" />
<EventID Qualifiers="0">1000</EventID>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>100</Task>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2013-11-09T01:38:22.000000000Z" />
<EventRecordID>13989</EventRecordID>
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>Jay</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>Skype.exe</Data>
<Data>6.9.0.106</Data>
<Data>524bef36</Data>
<Data>msvcrt.dll</Data>
<Data>7.0.9600.16384</Data>
<Data>52158ff5</Data>
<Data>c0000005</Data>
<Data>0000b1b0</Data>
<Data>1184</Data>
<Data>01cedcec36b1e08d</Data>
<Data>C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe</Data>
<Data>C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\msvcrt.dll</Data>
<Data>9dfbe0e3-48df-11e3-bebe-2089845769fe</Data>
<Data>
</Data>
<Data>
</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>