Uninstall Office 2007, reformat HDD, and re-install using the same license?

[Simion32]

I need to format my HDD to get rid of viruses, so I need to ask this.

Can I uninstall Office Home and Student 2007, then later re-install on
the same machine after I have re-formatted and re-installed Windows XP
MCE?

_I_don't_want_to_end_up_wasting_one_of_my_three_\"licenses\"_when_re-installing.__

Does it free-up another install when I uninstall it, or what?

I appreciate any help.

 

[JoAnn Paules]

My understanding is that as long as it's installed on the same system, it
doesn't use another of your licenses.

--

JoAnn Paules
Microsoft MVP - Publisher

How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

 

[XS11E]

I need to format my HDD to get rid of viruses, so I need to ask
this.

Formatting your HD to get rid of viruses is like burning down your
house to get rid of cockroaches. The minute you rebuild the roaches
will be back in your new house and so will your viruses in your new
installation. Do a scan and get rid of them.

What are you using for a virus scanner? What for malware scanning?

 

[DL]

The three licences are per PC and not per installation

 

[Simion32]

Formatting your HD to get rid of viruses is like burning down your
house to get rid of cockroaches. The minute you rebuild the roaches
will be back in your new house and so will your viruses in your new
installation. Do a scan and get rid of them.

What are you using for a virus scanner? What for malware scanning?

I am using
System Mechanic Professional 6 which comes with Kaspersky Anti Virus
Personal and Kaspersky Anti-Hacker. Also using DaimondCS ProcessGaurd.

I have ran virus scans several times and it found nothing. I also tried
UnHackMe to get rid of rootkits, but it's not a rootkit.

I would rather reformat my hard drive to eliminate all traces of
viruses, then install some (more) security/anti-malware programs
*before* connecting to the internet again.
Which programs would you recommend I use?

Besides, I am thinking about re-partitioning my HDD so that I can
install other OS's or a "recovery" installation. My OS disk is an OEM
one so it doesn't have recovery console.

-I would like to know anyway, just incase I end up being *forced* to
reformat in the future...-

 

[XS11E]

I am using
System Mechanic Professional 6 which comes with Kaspersky Anti
Virus Personal and Kaspersky Anti-Hacker. Also using DaimondCS
ProcessGaurd.

I have ran virus scans several times and it found nothing. I also
tried UnHackMe to get rid of rootkits, but it's not a rootkit.

So WHY do you think you have a virus?

I would rather reformat my hard drive to eliminate all traces of
viruses, then install some (more) security/anti-malware programs
*before* connecting to the internet again.
Which programs would you recommend I use?

Kaspersky is rated VERY good. I use AVG free for Viruses, I don't
think it's any better than Kaspersky. I use Spybot S&D for other
malware and Ad-Aware as an additional malware scanner.

There are on-line scans you can use if you think Kaspersky is missing
something, I've had good results with Panda here:
http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/activescan There are other online
scans, Google will find them for you.

Besides, I am thinking about re-partitioning my HDD so that I can
install other OS's or a "recovery" installation. My OS disk is an
OEM one so it doesn't have recovery console.

You can re-partition w/o formatting or losing anything. You can't do
it with Windows but aftermarket software will do so. I use Partition
Commander, others like Partition Magic and there are others.

 

[Zoned]

XS11E;2895066 Wrote:

I have ran virus scans several times and it found nothing. I also tried
UnHackMe to get rid of rootkits, but it's not arootkit.

Unhack Me is not one of the best Rootkit finders, there are plenty of
good ones at http://www.antirootkit.com/software.htm
try rootkit unhooker, it seems to have the best reputation,
Z