Found a way to disable this annoying Skype Home popup. Basically, you have to edit a database entry using a free utility and you're done.
Steps to follow:
1) Exit Skype.
2) Download SQLite Database Browser from SourceForge and unpack it somewhere (the zip archive cointains a directory with all necessary files). Google will find it in no time.
3) Find the file called "dc.db" within your user directory:
\Users\YourUserName\AppData\Roaming\Skype\shared_d
Please note that there might be other files called also dc.db but you will need this one.
Please also note that AFAIK, this directory is hidden by default.
4) Make a copy of it a temporary directory (the file will be edited there). Rename the original one to eg. "original_dc.db" to be sure we keep it if something goes wrong.
5) Start the installed SQLite editor, and open the file "dc.db" from the temporary folder.
6) Switch to the "Browse Data" tab. Select the "bupdate" table.
7) By pressing the search icon (blue magnifier), look for "uri contains webapp" ("contains" should be selected from the dropdown list, "webapp" should be typed)
Exactly one record will be the result. Doubleclick on the row, then close the search dialog.
9) By doubleclicking on the "body" cell, edit it, and replace the contents with:
<webapps></webapps>
(Note: you might want to save the original vaue - do it before editing if so). BTW, we have the original file saved, so it is not necessary at all.
10) Press the "Apply changes" button.
11) Exit the SQLite browser. If asked, say "yes" to save the database.
12) Copy back the edited "dc.db" to its original location (to your user directory). The renamed one is also there, but it won't cause any problems.
13) Start Skype, and wait for "Skype home" to pop up... then wait... and wait... hopefully nothing will happen.
Enjoy!
-meri
