Hi,

I need some expert advice. I've successfully removed Office XP Pro w/ Frontpage while still not activated and not in reduced mode. I've recently had Win XP SP3 installed and want to install Office Pro 2010 on a clean system and therefore remove anything Office XP.

I've done loads of research and it often says to rename/delete registry keys. I know where to find them but don't want to damage my system. Someone advised me to leave them alone, especially because the latter two (see below) are essential for Windows and would damage the system if altered, so now I'm confused.

Is it safe to rename/delete the following?

HKEY_Current_User/Software/Microsoft/"Office"
HKEY_Local_Machine/Software/Microsoft/"Office"
HKEY_Local_Machine/Software/Microsoft/"Shared Tools"
HKEY_Local_Machine/Software/Microsoft/"Shared Tools Location"

Not sure why shared tools.

I'd be very grateful for advice.

Thank you!

B