Skype Mac 5 and Mac Mini: "Architecture not supported"

[sirherbert]

Hi all!

I just bought a used Mac Mini Intel Core 2 Duo 1,83GHz with 1G RAM with OS X 10.5.

Now that I tried to download and install different versions of Skype for Mac (both Beta 5 and newest stable 5) it says Architecture is not supported (and has that "no parking" sign on the icon).

This is mind-boggling as the Intel Core 2 Duo should be an architecture that is supported and because I have other Mac Minis that run Skype a-ok.

I at first suspected this would be the fault of the new "stable" Skype 5 for Mac, but then I took a previous version working with another Mac Mini (not the same specs, though) and it didn't function either.

Do you have an idea why this is happening? Should I reinstall the OS?

 

[some1uDNTknow]

Did you try a previous version of Skype on the same machine?

 

[copland007]

skype 5 is a joke anyways... here's where you can go grab the 2.8 version - http://bit.ly/fJ05Zj

 

[roadbloc]

Don't bother with version 5, it's pure trash. Use 2.8.

 

[199708]

Just installed version 5, imo the UI is absolutely hopeless, lucky for that link im going back to 2.8 and using it till verison 5 can change back to 2.8 UI.