I haven't tried to chat with my W7,,, but I know nothing else works. All my games, my game controlers, map programs, even printer and camera programs don't work well. I did find new drivers for some, but it's just not the same. They do sell W7 with XP Mode,,,,, for an extra 179USD.
Win 7 and chat programs such as skype. Yahoo. and google haven't presented any problems...
The high credit chat programs in pay sites works all to well...sucks the credits right up...w7 pro is stable but demands later technology...my webcam demands use of xp mode
I have had trouble starting Skype on one of my computers. I have found that as soon as the start menu comes into view, I click on Skype before any other programs start. Sometimes I have to click several times as the start menu flashes. I think that it is anti-virus software causing my problem.
I caught a virus last week,,, I think on fb?? My computer was locked tight,, couldn't open any programs, couldn't run a scan. I now have a 1,300mb update to download tonight. All to fix a problem with W7.
I tried to do a restore point 3 times,,,, I went back 3 weeks,,, it cound not finish the restore. I wiped it clean and started over. I've been doing updates all week! I really hate W7!! If something else happens,,, I might just make a change!