Stereo Mix - a reality. 
I’m talking about the sound card option that had been removed on some Dell
laptops and desktops purchased during the past few years.   The
option was not available, on purpose. 
This week, Dell released a new driver where the Stereo Mix option is a
choice. My laptop is now letting me successfully record both sides of a Skype
conversation.  I really did not believe
it was going to work – but it does!  Here
are my steps: