Skype won't run on my desktop. Help?

Just downloaded Skype on my desktop (Windows Vista Business). It seemed to download fine, however when I try to open it, nothing happens. No new window, no login prompt, nothing! I checked the task manager, and it wasn't showing up as an application (running or otherwise), but it was showing up in the process tab, eating up 50% of my CPU. Is there something I'm doing wrong?

What is the version of Internet Explorer installed on your computer?
In Internet Explorer go to Help -> About Internet Explorer.
P.S. Please, don’t say that you are not using Internet Explorer. This is irrelevant. Skype depends on Internet Explorer.

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[jiehan@tpx1c ~]$ sudo pacman -Q skype
skype 4.1.0.20-4
[jiehan@tpx1c ~]$ skype
ERROR: ld.so: object '/usr/share/skype/lib/libQtWebKit.so.4' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded: ignored.
/usr/lib32/skype/skype: error while loading shared libraries: libasound.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
[jiehan@tpx1c ~]$
Any ideas? Thanks.
UPDATE: Reinstalling lib32-alsa-lib and lib32-libxv made Skype to run. I don't know what made these packages corrupted.
However, I ran into a new issue, and this is what I get now:
[jiehan@tpx1c ~]$ skype
ERROR: ld.so: object '/usr/share/skype/lib/libQtWebKit.so.4' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded: ignored.
Inconsistency detected by ld.so: dl-open.c: 684: _dl_open: Assertion `_dl_debug_initialize (0, args.nsid)->r_state == RT_CONSISTENT' failed!
UPDATE: Reinstalling lib32-alsa-plugins lib32-glib2 lib32-libogg, which seem to be corrupted on my filesystem for some reason, finally solves this issue. Thank you everyone.
Last edited by jiehanzheng (2013-03-03 02:44:19)

theodore wrote:...uninstall it and install it again.
I did not. Just tried but it still won't run...
[root@tpx1c jiehan]# pacman -R skype
checking dependencies...
Targets (1): skype-4.1.0.20-4
Total Removed Size: 35.64 MiB
Do you want to remove these packages? [Y/n]
(1/1) removing skype [######################] 100%
[root@tpx1c jiehan]# pacman -S skype
resolving dependencies...
looking for inter-conflicts...
Targets (1): skype-4.1.0.20-4
Total Installed Size: 35.64 MiB
Proceed with installation? [Y/n]
(1/1) checking package integrity [######################] 100%
(1/1) loading package files [######################] 100%
(1/1) checking for file conflicts [######################] 100%
(1/1) checking available disk space [######################] 100%
(1/1) installing skype [######################] 100%
Optional dependencies for skype
lib32-libcanberra: XDG sound support
lib32-libpulse: PulseAudio support
[root@tpx1c jiehan]# skype
ERROR: ld.so: object '/usr/share/skype/lib/libQtWebKit.so.4' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded: ignored.
/usr/lib32/skype/skype: error while loading shared libraries: libasound.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
[root@tpx1c jiehan]# exit
[jiehan@tpx1c ~]$ skype
ERROR: ld.so: object '/usr/share/skype/lib/libQtWebKit.so.4' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded: ignored.
/usr/lib32/skype/skype: error while loading shared libraries: libasound.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
[jiehan@tpx1c ~]$

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