Yes, you should be worried about piracy, that's exactly what you are planning to do. Contact your system manufacturer and they will be able to reinstall it free (I guess as you said its pretty new, if still within warranty). Best of luck....
Download and run free trial virus scan software. Do a system restore to an earlier save point before you got infected. As a final resort, back up you data files and do a factory restore from the OEM system support application.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.