Fixed! - Thank you SayJimWoo
Worked a treat! Thank you so much. I'm in awe of you guys who know the answers to these issues - I wouldn't have a clue WHERE to start.
After carrying out your instructions and rebooting I had about 6 or 7 similar but different to the original one. :eek:
So I...
Cluberti - love the clear graphical instructions!
I get a very similar error message to donaldormond here:
The machine-default permission settings do not grant Local Activation permission for the COM Server application with CLSID
{C2F03A33-21F5-47FA-B4BB-156362A2F239}
and APPID...
Thanks to everyone who has taken the time and made the effort to share their expertise with others. I struggled for 3 days on and off to update my 1340 to Windows 8.1. Then I found this forum and got 8.1 up and running in no time.
My early attempts resulted in an error message...