Full System Restore and Office?

[noodle] · 22 Sep 2007 at 19:28

MY Computer's gone totally haywire, and I have backed up all my work and everything, and I am preparing to use "Dell PC Restore", which should restore the computer to how it was when we bought it. I currently have a single-user license version of Office 2003 installed, and my question is would it work if I just installed it once again after the Restore, or would I have to do something else? Should I uninstall it now, or at least try to, as the computer is refusing to do a great deal?
I seem to remember needing to register it over the internet, so could this be a problem? The Internet is refusing to work, so I doubt that the uninstall would contact Microsoft and tell them that it is now uninstalled.
To sum up: what do i need to do to install Office again on the same computer, after a Full Restore?

Thanks in advance, and any suggestions are welcome, as I need any help I can get with this, as I payed a great deal of money for Office, and don't want to have to buy it all over again.

TheVoice · 22 Sep 2007 at 19:32

Can't imagine you'd have a problem re-installing it. You're perfectly entitled to do so, in any case.

[noodle] · 22 Sep 2007 at 19:33

TheVoice said:
Can't imagine you'd have a problem re-installing it. You're perfectly entitled to do so, in any case.

Thanks for the speedy reply. Should microsoft's online registration program not pick up on the fact that this copy of Office has already been installed, though?

TheVoice · 22 Sep 2007 at 19:38

Doubt it, to be honest. My parents have Office 2003 and it's been installed on multiple PCs; never had problems with activation. Even if it does say it can't activate online, it'll give you a phone number to call which will get you sorted.

[noodle] · 22 Sep 2007 at 19:41

TheVoice said:
Doubt it, to be honest. My parents have Office 2003 and it's been installed on multiple PCs; never had problems with activation. Even if it does say it can't activate online, it'll give you a phone number to call which will get you sorted.

Okay, thanks. That's really encouraging to hear. I'll give it a go then, and see what happens. If it works then nothing's lost, and if it doesn't then we can talk to them, so it's good. Thanks a lot for your help!