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It might also be said that no sane developer would tempt a 'newbie' into removing an essential component that was installed 'in the dark'. Not by file deletion, but via Control Panel-Programs & Features->Uninstall. If a 'newbie' deleted the one highlighted in red what would get blamed, why MS Update of course.

You'll see in the attachment I've green boxed MS VS 2010 Tools for Office. I downloaded and installed that in order to run Toxaris' EPUB Tools Add on for Word a few weeks ago. In my software catalogue (Evernote) I have a links from one to the other.

I don't take everything MS say as Gospel, eg I have never utilised the My Documents, My Pictures regime. On the other hand I do abide by their where software should be installed regime.

I also abide by the maxim, if you see any optional software installed and you don't know what it is or you can't trace its provenance then you probably don't need it.

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