Recent content by chugbug

I thought I'd update a few more things on my experience in case it might help others. If I shouldn't post them here let me know. On the IMAGE PREVIEW problem... Apparently Microsoft decided we didn't need that anymore! I found a way to get it the PREVIEW options back in the right-click list...

Hello All! I just wanted to report back about my upgrade experience. I ran the update today on my HP Envy Notebook model 17t-J100, and didn't have any issues during the update whatsoever! It went as smooth as could be. It took about an hour and half, and afterwards, all my hardware was...

Thanks! Got em!

Sorry, ignore the Red & Black error message attachment. I forgot to remove it from the upload list. It was an error I kept getting when I'd hit the Post Reply button. I finally figure out I was getting that because I included the ".com" to infoworld.

Hello, Thanks for your response kemical! I'm aware of all the other stuff--I've researched it throughly. I just couldn't find anything about trying to upgrade without the updates they were requiring and whether it would be successful. I know I have to run the upgrade with 8.1 in place...

Hello All, Well, I've been researching for days, but can't find anything specifically relating to this issue (except the general issue of not getting the GWX notification). My question is: can I safely install Windows 10 using the USB media if I'm missing an update that's being reported by the...