Please pardon me if this is in the wrong section of the forums.
I have installed Lync Basic, which then, through Windows update got upgraded to Microsoft Lync (Lync) (SFB). Anytime I try to open a new chat window Lync crashes with the "Microsoft Lync has stopped working" I have uninstalled Office 2010, Lync 2013 and reinstalled both of them, but Lync is still crashing. I also removed the SIP files, which also didn't work. I checked the Event Viewer files and found these:
Information: http://pastebin.com/vayWmvga
Error: http://pastebin.com/wwRGGBqg
Error: http://pastebin.com/xLRj557Y
I am about to try a CHKDSK /F right after I finish this post, will update with the results.