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I've checked the Help in both Excel 2007 and 2016, and neither has a function called "restrict copy and paste". Personally I've never heard of such a thing although I use copy & paste very often. Could what you're looking for go by a different name possibly?

I have some thoughts. What version of Windows?

Try booting from an install or repair disc and doing a repair option. If that doesn't work, I'd post in the Dell forum here: http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/laptop/ . I have an Inspiron 5559 about the same age as yours, but haven't had boot problems (or any other serious problems...

You'll be extremely lucky if that laptop ever works again I'm sorry to say. They usually don't work even after water is spilled on them, and of course milk is a lot worse. Good luck.

The ports are much more sensitive to this kind of thing, so normally I'd think the cables would be OK. I'd at least hold off thinking about cable replacement until the ports have been repaired or replaced. Good luck.

I always do a backup to an external hard drive, then do the restore to the SSD. Just make sure the partition you're cloning is no larger than the SSD. Good luck.

Check your documentation, but what I do with my Inspiron 15 5559 is press Fn+PrtScr buttons. That toggles WiFi on and off (airplane mode). I have an icon on the lower right corner of my screen (near the time and date) I can click to see what connections are available where I am. There's...

Try booting from an install disc or repair disc and doing a repair. That often works, but not always. It's worth a try. When you've gotten your system back like you want it, I urge you to get yourself an external hard drive and a good 3rd party backup program. You can set it up to do...

I've had good luck with the free version of AVG. It's evolved to give popups, but it's a good antivirus program nonetheless. I also use the free MalwareBytes which doesn't conflict with antivirus programs. You can safely download both from ninite.com. Good luck.

Read the specs on the box or online description. I've always used the free versions, but I don't go to a lot of sites some folks do either. If you read the specs, you'll see a lot of "features" listed that vary from product to product. Which one is best? Ask 2 people and you'll get 3 or 4...

I recently bought a Dell Inspiron 5559 laptop for $499 and am very happy with it. It has a 15.6" screen, 8 GB RAM, 1 TB hard drive, Intel I5-6200U processor, WiFi, Bluetooth, and Windows 10 Home. Good luck.

You mention BIOS, but is it possible you have the UEFI replacement for the BIOS that newer computers are using now? If so, you have to disable secure boot to be able to boot from external devices. Good luck.

I bought a Dell Inspiron 5559 4 months ago and am very happy with it. The only games I play are Klondike solitaire and Spider solitaire, and it runs them very well. Good luck.

The CPU is the Central Processing Unit. It fetches computer instructions from RAM and runs them, often with the help of the GPU for video. I recommend that you check with your school to see what deals and recommendations they have. It'd be a shame to spend $1000 or so on something different...