Windows XP UK version?

[Yvonne Nelson]

Does anyone know if there is a difference between Windows
XP Pro purchased in Europe (UK) and US?
My son wants to buy a laptop in England, but I am not so
sure it is a good idea?

 

[Daniel Crichton]

Does anyone know if there is a difference between Windows
XP Pro purchased in Europe (UK) and US?
My son wants to buy a laptop in England, but I am not so
sure it is a good idea?

By default when installing a UK copy of XP Pro it will use American keyboard
and region settings (at least it did on the PCs I've installed it on). I
can't see why there would be any difference in XP, but you might have a few
issues with laptop - XP regional settings for UK (simply a switch in Control
Panel to flip it over to US), UK power supply (would need a US power unit,
normally easily obtained), pre-installed software for internet access via UK
ISPs (pretty easy to remove), TV output might be PAL only (only a problem if
you want to use a TV rather than a monitor or the laptop's screen, although
normally the output mode is switchable in the drivers). You might want to
check pricing though - it's possible that the US price will be significantly
lower for the same specification of laptop.

Dan

 

[Yvonne Nelson]

Thanks!
UK has the same power as US, besides this laptop can handle
dual power. The price is very good. I guess I will be able
to hook it up to my DSL network at home.

Yvonne

 

[Daniel Crichton]

Thanks!
UK has the same power as US, besides this laptop can handle
dual power. The price is very good. I guess I will be able
to hook it up to my DSL network at home.

UK power is ~230V AC. US is ~115V AC. They're not the same. Added to that is
the different plug configurations. I guess so long as the mains unit for the
laptop is switchable you should be OK.

Dan

 

[Mary]

I have a laptop bought in the US with XP Pro installed.

Runs fine on my home network. The ONLY annoyance is no Pound sign -
only $. It cost in $ what I would have paid in Pounds in the UK so I
can live with that.

 

[Ken Blake]

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UK power is ~230V AC. US is ~115V AC. They're not the same.

Yes, but most laptops can handle either.

Added to
that is the different plug configurations.

A new power cord costs just a few dollars.

I guess so long as the
mains unit for the laptop is switchable you should be OK.

Yes.

 

[Alex Nichol]

Does anyone know if there is a difference between Windows
XP Pro purchased in Europe (UK) and US?
My son wants to buy a laptop in England, but I am not so
sure it is a good idea?

One bought in England will have the same version of Windows as in the
US. It will though have a UK layout keyboard. That is not usually that
much of an inconvenience (it will still have a $ key) , but be aware of
the point - it is not usually easy to change on a laptop

 

[Bob I]

Control Panel, Regional and Language Options, Languages, Details, Add UK
English.