The only clean way will be a fresh start from a bare hard drive. The registry contains a lot of Office 10 entries and most stay in place despite the uninstall. Don Bosman Information Technologist MSU Libraries 366 W. Circle Drive - Rm.W441 East Lansing, MI 48824-1048 517-884-0873 From: Al Puzzuoli [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2015 7:32 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [MSUNAG] Windows Detecting Updates for Previously Installed Version of Office? Hi everyone, I'm working on a new image of Windows 8.1 X64. Initially, I installed Office 2010; but later, decided that I wanted to use Office 2013 instead. I uninstalled Office 2010