Doing Fresh Reinstall; Making Sure I Don't Mess It Up

Well I need to do a fresh reinstall of Windows 8 on a laptop. I've done Windows 7 reinstalls easily enough just using OEM:SLP keys, however Windows 8 is a whole new ballgame...

I want to do a complete reinstall of Windows 8, and keep the original activation and if possible also back up the Office 2013 activation while I'm at it. After I've done that, I'll need to know how I go about with reinstalling it (e.x. what key to use during installation, restoring the activation(s) after installation, that kinda stuff).

I just need to make sure I don't screw it up, so I figured I'd ask here. Thanks!

 

Alright, got what I needed regarding the Windows 8 stuff; still doesn't solve the issue of backing up my Office 2013 activation, however.

(Interesting how at less than 20 posts I can't even /quote/ links)

 

I have it activated with an actual key via the phone call process and whatnot, retail ProPlus edition. I'd prefer to not have a VL edition, and I believe that's what MTK is used on, right? If it comes down to that though, I'll give it a shot. Thanks.

I'm sorry I came across as complaining, I was just trying to get help for what else I was missing. I have Asperger's Syndrome, so I'm not always aware of things such as when I sound rude to others. I didn't mean to sound rude, and I appreciate you pointing it out to me because it helps me to be more aware of it in the future.

I have seen that program, the reason I had asked for advice on what I should do is because this isn't my computer I'm working on at the moment, so I wanted to double-check with you guys here to make sure I get this right the first time. You know, "Measure twice, cut once!" Thank you for your help.

EDIT: Speaking of being oblivious, I just noticed the Thanks button, LOL. I thanked everybody's posts, as they were all helpful.

I think I'm going to go with Advanced Tokens Manager for the Windows 8 and Office 2013 backup, however thanks for the link to this program as I've found some other uses for it that would be very helpful to me. Thanks!