There are a number of reasons that somebody would have to take the necessary steps to reinstall Vista on their home computer. A catastrophic event could have caused data loss or you may have spilled coffee into your system and had to reinstall a hard drive. When looking to reinstall Vista and keep the license key, you shouldn’t have any worries.

Some people may question whether they can repeatedly reinstall Vista and keep the license or if some anti-copying software will eventually repeal them. As long as the Vista copy is being reinstalled on the same computer, you can get away with several reboots without risking losing the licensing agreement.

 Also, if you are removing Vista from your existing computer before transferring it to a new machine you are within the legal bounds of your agreement. You purchase the rights to use Vista as a whole and it doesn’t have to be restricted to a certain computer. If the reinstall Vista and keep license fails because the Microsoft server detects fraudulent measures, a call to the company may be necessary. After explaining your situation, the customer service representatives will provide you with a phone activation code to reset the process.