Updated Skype, now it does not work

Once MS get hold of anything it stops working. Reason is that the zit faced idiots at MS just happen to know what we the customer wants.
In my case I was advised to update Skype, and ever since I have no skype. If one of the idiots at Skype aka MS reads this perhaps you would do me the courtesy of telling me why you decided to fix something that was not broken. Also how the heck do I get Skype on to my lap top which runs with Windos Vista and almost the whole world knows full well the VISTA WAS, IS and ALWAYS will be C R A P! We also know why you pulled it so quick IBM was going to close you down WORLDWIDE.
So how do I get the super duper new crappy skype to run on my laptop. Reply to my email please.
This post was transferred from its previous location to create its own new topic here; its subject and/or title has been edited to differentiate the post from other inquiries and to reflect the post's content.
We here in the Community are not a branch of Skype Customer Service, and do not have a facility to reply via e-mail.

I wrote in ENGLISH precisely what the problem is. However I shall repeat it in SIMPLE terms:
1. I logged into my Skype account
2. I was told I HAD to DOWNLOAD the LATEST VERSION of SKYPE.
3. I FOLLOWED the download and install instructions.
4. I receieved an ERROR MESSAGE that said it was not valid in the speciified STATE - WE IN ENGLAND DO NOT HAVE STATES.
5. Ever since I have tried several times to download the latest version of SKYPE and it will not install.
6. I have tried to contact SKYPE and get referred to the FAQ's which when I try to find out what is wrong tells me I now NEED to contact Skype which then refers me to the FAQ's - ad infinitum. IN OTHER WORDS I am unable to find an answer nor can I contact the idiots behind the update.
I do not want all the "goodies" that some zit faced idiot has decreed I want. I want to be able to call my sister who lives abroad - I have an email facility so can send any images I want to her that way. I DO NOT HAVE AN I-phone BECAUSE ALL I need is the ability to make a yak-yak call or send an SMS. The mobile phone aka in yank land "Cell phone" is a simple one which is all I need. IF I WANT TO I can send live TV from my home to my friends / relatives by using BIG WHITE MANS MAGIC aka THE WIRELESS by bouncing a radio wave off the F layer of the Ionosphere.
You see I am a qualified electronics engineer, use the computer for serious stuff not games etc., and the ability to make a telephone using the computer is actually my doing - I served in the ROYAL AIR FORCE as an AIR ELECTRONICS OFFICER, know one end of a MORSE KEY from the other, can design a wirelss transmitter to operate at any frequency you can think of including radar and my philosophy is KISS - KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID.
MY OS is WINDOWS VISTA - home and the latest version of SKYPE is supposed to be compatible. As usual soem idiot decided to fix something that was not broken and give me things I don't need.

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