windows xp professional retail

[gulliverap]

I bought recently a boxed retail version of xp pro. However on the lid it
said that the country of origin was the USA. Is it legal to install and use
this on my computer in the UK?

 

[Ron Badour]

Yes

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[John Barnett MVP]

Yes. My copy came from the US and works fine.

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[Ken Blake, MVP]

I bought recently a boxed retail version of xp pro. However on the lid it
said that the country of origin was the USA. Is it legal to install and use
this on my computer in the UK?

Yes.

 

[Patrick Keenan]

I bought recently a boxed retail version of xp pro. However on the lid it
said that the country of origin was the USA. Is it legal to install and
use
this on my computer in the UK?

Yes, the practical difference is that the defaults for spelling and keyboard
layouts are US rather than UK english. You'll want to pay attention when
Setup asks you those questions, though you can change these settings later.

You may also find that some dialogs have US spellings, for words such as
"color" vs "colour", and you won't be able to change those.

HTH
-pk

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Yes, the practical difference is that the defaults for spelling and keyboard
layouts are US rather than UK english. You'll want to pay attention when
Setup asks you those questions, though you can change these settings later.

You may also find that some dialogs have US spellings, for words such as
"color" vs "colour", and you won't be able to change those.

Although what you say is true, it addresses differences between the US
and UK versions, not about his question regarding the legality of
using one in the other country.

 

[Peter Foldes]

Yes you can

 

[gulliverap]

Yes you can

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Thanks for all the replies and confirming that I have a fully legal copy.

 

[John Barnett MVP]

You're Welcome

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[Kayman]

Thanks for all the replies and confirming that I have a fully legal copy.

No, the responses confirm that you can install and use WinXP Pro originated
in USA. Nobody would know whether or not your version of WinXP Pro is a
pirated copy; But you'll find out soon anyway

 

[gulliverap]

Perhaps I need to ask another question. Is it legal to sell a USA version in
the UK. I got 2 used one and tried to sell the other on Ebay but was accused
of illegal selling. Is this true? I can't find anything about this on
Microsoft's site. Help please

 

[Sunny]

Perhaps I need to ask another question. Is it legal to sell a USA
version in
the UK. I got 2 used one and tried to sell the other on Ebay but was
accused
of illegal selling. Is this true? I can't find anything about this on
Microsoft's site. Help please

<snip>
If you own it you can sell it, anywhere in the World.

 

[gulliverap]

All the answers here seem to agree with you but this site gives a court case
which refers to \Grey Imports and which microsoft won against a seller.
Admittedly on a bit of a larger scale than me!

http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2007/10/02/microsoft_uk_nabs_grey_market_software_vendor/

 

[HeyBub]

Although what you say is true, it addresses differences between the US
and UK versions, not about his question regarding the legality of
using one in the other country.

Given the nanny-state situation in the UK, it may be unlawful to use "color"
in place of "colour." One can't be too carefoul.

 

[Nightowl]

You may also find that some dialogs have US spellings, for words such as
"color" vs "colour", and you won't be able to change those.

My "English International" version, country of origin Ireland, according
to the sticker on the box, uses American spellings in the dialogs.