Why is skype forcing me to have a last name?

Skype is forcing me to show a last name. It had my full name and was displaying it to strangers on the internet. This really angers me. Now, it seems when I go to edit my profile the only thing I can do about it is put in a fake first and last name. I don't mind Skype having my info, but why is it showing it to people in my contacts?? Shouldn't it just display my Skype name?? Is it because I use a Microsoft account to log in?

TwoTankAmin wrote:
For the past 14+ months as a Verizon triple play customer if I mistyped a URL into the addy bar of my Firefox browser ( I take IE off my system and will not use it), I would end up on the Google search site as a helpful place. I only use Google for searches and have removed the search engines in Firefox for the other sites like Yahoo, Bing, etc. Therefore there is no way my browser will end me at any of the other search sites unless I type in the addy myself. I do not wish to waste my time on those sites.
Today I was typing in an addy and I mistyped it. When I hit enter to my dismay I ended up on Yahoo. I do not understand why or how this can happen except that it is Verizon forcing me there.
I went into a live chat with a Verizon support person who was so clueless I finally terminated the session. He kept insisting it was on my end when I knew this to be impossible due to my browser configuration.
My question is how to prevent Verizon from directing me to Yahoo where I do not wish to be. If there is nothing Verizon can suggest then I will simply download a site blocking addon which will prevent my machine from landing on any yahoo site ever.
Hello,
Likely you may have used an add-on or extension that changed your default search engine to yahoo on mistyped URLs.
Here is the Mozila Support article for Firefox web searches. Try following the steps mentioned in the article, particularly the 'Changing the Internet Keyword service' section.
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/search-web-address-bar
Also, here's another article that maybe of note:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/670258
Good luck and let us know if any of these sites help with your issue!

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grohle wrote:
Hi,
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Thank you!
The problem, that Skype does not start when you start windows/logon, seems to be with version 5.5, both the Standard and business versions.
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