By my very limited reading and understanding of Windows 8 is that it is intended to make your Desktop or Laptop into a defacto Tablet. !!!
It now has a screen full of 'APPS' ala Tablet, Touch screen response ala Tablet, an 'optional' add on/take off Keyboard ala Tablet so really, why do you want...
Spider, Thank you for your flattering compliment but I have used Forums before so I am obviously familiar with their structure.
Might I recommend a site I use frequently here in Australia to this Forums Members.
It is called Austech.info and while it is oriented to our interests 'Down Under'...
If you have the handbook or maybe go online to find out about possible 'Lockups' for that model.
Failing that you may have to do a Reset and that could wipe out all your files unless their on an SD card and you can remove it first.
Pellicle, I'm with you on this, when I buy something I dont expect or want to have to go chasing bloody updates to get it to work.
A lot of this Technobabble is way over my head and I dont have a clue what its about like 'Rooting', 'Jailbreaking', 'Bricking', 'jellybeans' etc.
I have only worked...
I have been a Computer user for roughly 18 years but only at a very basic level.
I started off with a Vic 20 and had a lot of fun with it, eventually graduated to a C64 but there was no 'Internet' only 'Bulletin Boards' but they were in Sydney and the phone costs were rather high and I never had...
For those who bought that Bluetooth Bauhn keyboard and found it wont work, I rang Tempo and was told it was Incompatible before I had more than a chance to say I had bought one. The Call Centre operator didnt sound happy as he said Aldi should not have released that keyboard when they did...
I checked the website and I see its a chip and O/S for the '5 point' touch contact system used on the Tablet.
When I click on the app, I get a screen with a couple of lines about 'Calibrating the screen' which if pressed tells me not to touch the screen while it does its thing, which it does.
Is...