The figuring it out: even though I used upper and lower case letters when I created the account, Skype will not accept the login like that. When I typed the handle in all lowercase, it recognized me just fine.
So: problem solved. Thanks all!
“When I typed the handle in all lowercase, it recognized me just fine.”
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MS sux as badly as Apple, they want you to turn your whole life over to them - or at least all your info.
As for passwords, many usually require at least one capital and a number in the mix these day. Often they also want you to toss in a symbol.