IT Help, Please

[superhero]

HNY thank you

[ramper77]

He all teccies,

Is this a good deal? vx

Base Inspiron 15 - 7537
Operating System Windows 8 64bit, English
Memory 8GB 2 DIMM (2x4GB) DDR3L 1600Mhz
Keyboard Internal UK/Irish Qwerty Backlit Keyboard
Video Card NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 750M 2GB DDR5
Driver Intel® Wireless-N 7260 driver
Hard Drive 1TB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
Wireless Intel® Dual Band Wireless-N 7260 2x2 AGN + Bluetooth 4.0
Cable UK/Irish Power Cord
Documentation/Disks Ship Docs : ENG/FR/DUTCH/ITA/GER/ARA/TUR
Bundle CN75305
Extended Service 1Yr Next Day Hardware Support
PalmRest Palmrest Label Not Included
Wireless Wan Card Mobile Broadband not included

Documentation No Warranty Tech Sheet Required
Order Information Dell Inspiron Order
Primary Battery 4-cell Lithium Ion (58WHr) Battery
Processor 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-4500U Processor (4M Cache, up to 3.0 GHz)
Color Choice LCD Back Cover - Silver (Touch Screen)

Packaging Shipment Box
FGA Module HAD15_1405_565/BTO
CFI Included (Smart Selection) CFI Not Included
Hard Drive Software Hard Drive Software Not Required
WiDi Widi Driver
Value Added Services 90DAY Premium Software Phone Support
Retail Drop in the Box Leaflet No DIB Leaflet Required
Retail Information No Retail Info Required
Retail Tech Sheets No Retail Tech Sheet Required
Processor Label Intel I7 CPU Label for Non-Ultrabook
LCD 39.6cm (15.6") LED Backlit Touch Display with Truelife and FHD resolution (1920 x 1080)
Microsoft Application Software Microsoft® Office 2013 Trial
Non-Microsoft Application Software Additional Software
Protect your new PC McAfee® Live Safe 12 month subscription with Mcafee® Anti-theft 12 month
Power Supply E5 90W AC Adapter
Additional Shipping Box Labels Not Included
Operating System Recovery Options OS Media Not Included
Transportation from ODM to region Standard shipment

TOTAL :£698.99

I purchased this last month. Got it for £630 after joining their VIP club and got a 10% code sent via email. My observations are :

Pros : Stunning full 1080p 10 point touch screen panel .... the best picture I've seen on any laptop.
Nice build quality and looks sylish.
Runs very quiet and cool due to the Haswell processor.
4 USB 3.0.
Battery life is getting on for 6 hours from general surfing.

Cons : Wireless-N 7260 card kept dropping for me. As it's a known issue, Dell replaced it with a DW1901 card, which is very stable.
Backlit Keyboard is good but not great in half light.
Speakers are pretty tinny .... Though I have a mini Bose so it doesn't effect me.
Updating to Win 8.1 is a pain. You have to update some drivers and are advised to uninstall some before update. Also never update
the Nvidea drivers without firstly removing the previous drivers, as this can cause major problems.

[Sunny Saver]

Can anyone super IT knowledgeable person advise me on whether to go for the Dell or Sony please. I have to b*y from Debenhams as I have a gift voucher I want to use (unfortunately not for the full amount of the laptop, but still...):

Dell Latitude 3440 4th Gen Core i3 4GB 500GB 14 inch Windows 7 Pro Laptop with Windows 8 pro Upgrade
http://www.debenhamsplus.com/DE_dell_No ... ersion.asp £509 (13% off, reduced from £588)
Screen size - 14 in - 1366 x 768
Processor - Intel Intel Core i3 4010U - 1.7 GHz
RAM - 4
Hard Drive - 500 GB
Operating System - Windows 7 Professional


Sony VAIO Fit E 15 4GB 500GB 15.5 inch Touchscreen Windows 8 Laptop £421 (30% off, reduced from £605)
http://www.debenhamsplus.com/DE_Sony_No ... ersion.asp
Screen size - 15.5in - Touchscreen Laptop
Processor - Intel Pentium 987 - 1.5 GHz
RAM - 4 GB
Hard Drive - 500 GB
Operating System - Windows 8 (64-Bit)
Optical Drive - DVD Super-Multi


Thanks.

[superhero]

I think this missing scroll button thing is an annoying update by chrome -

http://productforums.google.com/forum/# ... U6Hiubn4UJ

It seems to be annoying most people.

[Sunny Saver]

I'm using Windows 8.1. Various questions please:

1. Is there anyway I can uninstall Internet Explorer 11 and install Explorer 8 please?

2. Can I ungroup the various pages that I open in Chrome/Explorer etc so they appear individually along the taskbar?

Thanks.

[Beate]

I was making a phone call on my old Nokia and ended the call while being in the dark meaning I hit the wrong button by mistake and all of a sudden got "Audio routed to loudspeaker". How do I switch this off again please?

[The Sparrow]

I was making a phone call on my old Nokia and ended the call while being in the dark meaning I hit the wrong button by mistake and all of a sudden got "Audio routed to loudspeaker". How do I switch this off again please?

Generally by hitting the same button again. Or check your settings, it could be changed in there.

Although, thinking about it. Ending the call will mean that will go back to the usual setting. It always has on my phone.

[akh43]

For some reason all phone numbers on any website are now showing in blue writing with a skype symbol and if you hover over the number it prompts me to call the number using skype. Its now starting to annoy me. This happened when I first got a skype account, which I have never even used, and I somehow found a way to turn off. I have looked in the skype options and can't see a way to turn this off. Does anyone know how I do this?

Thanks

[Celini]

uninstall/disable the Skype pluggin/addon from your browser

[asamaic]

1. Is there anyway I can uninstall Internet Explorer 11 and install Explorer 8 please?

IE may be bundled as part of a Windows update rather than a separate programme - so you may need to roll back an update. And make sure you change the settings so the browser doesn't auto update because it'll undo all your hard work!