Very often, organizational changes in the computer industry remain unknown to ordinary users. Only curious about the latest events: they know that ATI has become part of the largest developer of central processors - AMD, and all the rights to the famous Skype program were recently purchased by Microsoft.
For most users, one thing is important - that programs and hardware components work efficiently, and you don’t have to think about such trifles as who bought whom and whom. Recently, however, the question in huge numbers began to appear on the forums: “I can’t add a contact to Skype. What to do?". The reason for this was the change of servers and the beginning of making changes to the program by the new owner. However, the problem when a person claims: “I can’t add contacts to Skype” is not new at all. It is often due to less global reasons than the above.
The basics
One of the reasons because of which the user often declares: “I can’t add a contact on Skype”, is the incorrect configuration of the operating system programs. So, all versions of Skype, starting with 5.5, actively use WSE (Windows Scripting Engine), ActiveX, JavaScript, and, surprisingly, some modules of the Internet Explorer (IE) browser. Thus, the incorrect operation of any of these software components (including configuration features) can lead to the fact that the user is forced to study the topic "I can not add a contact in Skype" on the forums.
To restore performance, you can try to update these programs - all of them are free and can easily be found in the browser. Also, sometimes you can solve the problem by installing a new Skype.
Work with the program
Sometimes a problem such as “I can’t add a contact on Skype” arises due to incorrect human actions. This is especially true for beginners who first "see" Skype. Recall the basics of work.
After registering in the system and launching the program, only Echo is in the contact list - this is a connection verification service. To add an interlocutor, you need to know his nickname - a coined name in the system.
You can also search by first and last name, mail or phone number. It is necessary to click “Contacts” in the program menu and select “Add Contact”. In the "Skype Skype" line, you should dial a known nickname and wait until the system gives out data about this person. It remains only to check them and click "Add." After this, it is necessary to send a special request, which must be confirmed by the other party. Otherwise, the contact will be inactive, although it can still be contacted via the right-click menu (if the person is on the Web).
In new versions of the program, the interface is slightly changed: a silhouette of a person and a plus sign next to him are displayed above the contact list window. By clicking on this icon, you need to type a known nickname in the appeared line.
Before raising the topic “I can’t add friends on Skype” on the forum, you need to make sure that the dialed login (nickname) is correct. In addition, sometimes the search takes some time - you need to wait for the results. Delay is especially noticeable with slow connections.