How2NotFail

So, you’ve recently just installed Skype and now notice that every time you restart your computer (or local web server for that matter) you get an error. The ports are already in use? No problem. Why Skype decided to use those exact ports, I’ll never know.. Anyways, here’s the fix:

Solution 1: Disable Skype Port

1. Load up skype
2. Select Tools->Options
3. Click on the Advanced Tab
4. Click on the Connection Tab
5. Uncheck “Use port 80 and 443 as alternatives for incoming connections”

Solution 2: Load Your Webserver First

The alternative to changing the Skype settings (though I don’t know why you wouldn’t want to), is to load your web server before you load Skype (effectively accomplishing the same thing). If Skype is already loaded, close the program out, load  your web server, then re-open it.