hey there - i put up this post on the skype forum pages as i had the same problem and it nearly drove me mad as small as it may be!!
hang on in there with Linux as i think Linux is far superior to Windows - no bloat and so much more stable than Windows
link to answer on skype forum below:
http://forum.skype.com/index.php?showtopic=189111
My Computer-->C Drive-->Docs and Settings-->[your user name]-->Applications-->SKYPE--> 'then remove/delete the names/users you do not want.
Many. But they don't publish their Skype Names!
Their skype names are fake and have absoultely nothing to do with them.
Live messenger changed to Skype. To remove names that are stored, Quit Skype. Hold the Windows key and click R. In the box that comes up type: %appdata%\Skype Delete all unwanted usernames.
Yes! They do try putting there names in skype well add a contact then tipe there names in it ! yeah, like its that easy to find a famous person on skype. you do know that there are posers out there! Right?
This worked for me in Vista and also Windows 71. Press Windows Key+R and you will get a pop-up window.2. Type in %appdata%/skype and then press ENTER3. Then locate the folder that contains the user you want to delete.4. Press on it once and delete that folder. DONE!
If you want to, you could just Sign Out by clicking on "Skype", then click on "Sign Out". Then you will be done. When you open Skype again, it's going to ask you for you only for your Password. It will still remember your Username/Skype name.If you don't want your Skype name to be shown, then follow this:▼▼▼▼▼▼Open up "Run"Then type "%appdata%"Then press "S" on your keyboard to find SkypeThen delete the whole "Skype" folderDone !!!Next time you open Skype, it will ask you for a Skype name and a Password
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The initial name of the Skype project was "Sky peer-to-peer", which was then abbreviated to "Skyper". However, some of the domain names associated with "Skyper" were already taken. Dropping the final "r" left the current title "Skype", for which domain names were available.
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One of the initial names for the project was "Sky peer-to-peer", which was then abbreviated to "Skyper". However, some of the domain names associated with "Skyper" were already taken. Dropping the final "r" left the current title "Skype", for which domain names were available. - Wikipedia
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