You did all that without an aftermarket shell? Mmmm, one is outclassed.
Just had another attempt to run Skype in 8.1 Totally hair-tearing mess. Finally thought I'd bypassed MS's dominance when it redirected me and told me 'from now own sign in as . . . " yeah, right.
The screen was unrecognizable, with contacts popping in and out of reality like virtual particles. Horrible, horrible little mindless nerds all writing stuff for their self-gratification.
One thing about this computer. I think it can be thrown through the window and into the mud without being damaged. Jumping up and down on it, in the mud, might be pushing limits.
Are you about for a Skype? On the old machine, of course.