Yep... Now I feel silly, as I went through that file up and down and somehow misssed it repeatedly so I thought it was a deeper issue that I really didn't want to trouble you with.
A small guide, how to gey Skype work again: - remove from the C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts file the client-s.gateway.messenger.live.com line and save file, then Skype must work again.