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I am traveling to Canada within the next few days and planning on
buying a copy of the Vista from there (as it is considerably cheaper
there). Can I anticipate any problems activating it on a machine in
the UK? Are the North American versions only for the NA market?

Thanks IA for a prompt response,

Vijay

[Poprivet]

wrote:
> I am traveling to Canada within the next few days and planning on
> buying a copy of the Vista from there (as it is considerably cheaper
> there). Can I anticipate any problems activating it on a machine in
> the UK? Are the North American versions only for the NA market?
>
> Thanks IA for a prompt response,
>
> Vijay

You should have no problems other than you'll have to change the language
from English NA to English UK I think it is. Otherwise you'll be mssing
things like the pound character, etc., that are different on the keyboards.

But, here's an important caveat: Be SURE whatever you buy in Canada for a
machine can be set to run on your 220V mains. Remember, we're 120Vac 60 Hz
in NA.

Also, check out the importing costs; usually those will drive up the cost to
you so far that it may not actually be cheaper. As I recall the import
fees were pretty hefty on computer equipment. And don't try to cheat or
it's likely your next post could be coming from a small cell<g>.

Pop`

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On Feb 20, 6:16 pm, "Poprivet" > wrote:
> wrote:
> > I am traveling to Canada within the next few days and planning on
> > buying a copy of the Vista from there (as it is considerably cheaper
> > there). Can I anticipate any problems activating it on a machine in
> > the UK? Are the North American versions only for the NA market?
>
> > Thanks IA for a prompt response,
>
> > Vijay
>
> You should have no problems other than you'll have to change the language
> from English NA to English UK I think it is. Otherwise you'll be mssing
> things like the pound character, etc., that are different on the keyboards.
>
> But, here's an important caveat: Be SURE whatever you buy in Canada for a
> machine can be set to run on your 220V mains. Remember, we're 120Vac 60 Hz
> in NA.
>
> Also, check out the importing costs; usually those will drive up the cost to
> you so far that it may not actually be cheaper. As I recall the import
> fees were pretty hefty on computer equipment. And don't try to cheat or
> it's likely your next post could be coming from a small cell<g>.
>
> Pop`

Thanks! I am only going to buy the OS and not a vista computer. So, I
don't have to worry about voltage or keyboard characters. One is
allowed sufficient personal exemption to cover import.

Thanks for your response.

Vijay

[Andrew Murray]

"Poprivet" > wrote in message
...
> wrote:
>> I am traveling to Canada within the next few days and planning on
>> buying a copy of the Vista from there (as it is considerably cheaper
>> there). Can I anticipate any problems activating it on a machine in
>> the UK? Are the North American versions only for the NA market?
>>
>> Thanks IA for a prompt response,
>>
>> Vijay
>
> You should have no problems other than you'll have to change the language
> from English NA to English UK I think it is. Otherwise you'll be mssing
> things like the pound character, etc., that are different on the
> keyboards.
>
> But, here's an important caveat: Be SURE whatever you buy in Canada for a
> machine can be set to run on your 220V mains. Remember, we're 120Vac 60
> Hz in NA.
>
> Also, check out the importing costs; usually those will drive up the cost
> to you so far that it may not actually be cheaper. As I recall the
> import fees were pretty hefty on computer equipment. And don't try to
> cheat or it's likely your next post could be coming from a small cell<g>.
>
> Pop`

The OP is buying the software (not a whole computer....) in Canada. So the
mains power supply differences are not relevant.
>

[BMC]

Poprivet wrote:
>
> You should have no problems other than you'll have to change the language
> from English NA to English UK I think it is. Otherwise you'll be mssing
> things like the pound character, etc., that are different on the keyboards.
>

In all previous versions of Windows, and I doubt this has changed in
Vista, there is no difference between the version sold in the UK
compared to NA at all. The installation of a copy bought in the UK
defaults to US English, US keyboard, eight hours in the past etc.

So nothing at all to worry about.