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The forum thread discusses concerns about reformatting a computer with an existing pre-installed Microsoft Office license. The original poster wants to know if they can continue using Office after reinstalling Windows and whether their product keys are legitimate. Various responses suggest that reinstallation is possible if the keys are legal, emphasize the need to have installation media, and recommend verifying license legality with Microsoft or considering alternative options like trial versions or free office suites. Overall, the conversation highlights the importance of ensuring software legality and the need for installation resources during reinstallation.
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Basically I Have A Computer That Has A Virus That Takes Up Memory Space. So I Need To Format My Computer And Re-Install Windows.
However I Have Microsoft Word Pre-Installed From The Refurbisher Who Gave Us The Computer.
I Have Got The Product Key For Microsoft Office
When We Bought The Computer We Also Got Another One With Microsoft Office 2007 Too
I Checked Their Product Key And They Are The Same Till The Very Last Digits Which Are Different.
Please Help

Thanks,
 

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kemical
Hi,
You can see if your key will work by trying to download Office from here:
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You will have to re-install Office when reformat your machine. Do you need to uninstall it first? No not really just go ahead with the reformat.

One thing you could try is downloading this 60 day trial and see if it can be upgraded to a normal version using your keys? I'm not sure if this is even possible but maybe it might work?
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Another thing you could do is if you end up losing the ability to use Office there is a freeware equivalent called 'Open Office' which has pretty much everything Office has and is compatible:
https://www.openoffice.org/
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All of this consternation is predicated on the need to reformat to clear out a virus. That is rarely the case.
 

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As I see it, a virus isn't the case, as such. The case is legality. And that will easily be solved by contacting the retailer. One either

a. has a legal OS + MS Office or --- with all support
b. one doesn't have --- it'll all be a mess

I see this to be the key issue.
 
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