reinstall office after reinstall windows

[Supraman]

My son's laptop is so messed up with virus, spyware, etc. that I'm thinking
about re-installing Windows XP Home. I have my original Office PE 2003 disc
and product key. Will that work for the second time? Or should I un-install
Office PE 2003 first (and perhaps it is smart enough to inform Microsoft that
I have un-installed and will not give me grieve when I re-install.)? Thanks
for any help. I'm just trying to figure out the path of least pain.

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

As long as it's the same system (and you haven't made any major changes to
the hardware) you should be fine.