US Vista - Activate and Update in another country

Hi,

I was hoping someone could clarify something for me.

I'm living in the UK, but travel back to the US at least once a year - I was
looking at buying Vista Ultimate, and I'd want the full retail package since
i chop and change my PC a lot.

Will I have any trouble with a US bought copy of Vista, activating and
updating it (Service packs etc)?

I know it was a total non-issue with XP, and I had assumed it would be the
same with Vista, it'll just work. Then a friend of mine planted a nice seed
of doubt, and he was convinced MS were 'cracking down' on copies of windows
being bought and moved around the globe - seemed unlikely to me, but thought
I'd check with some people in the know.

Thanks

It's worth checking, but the EULA does not limit what countries you can use
a copy of Vista in.

"LoganT" <LoganT@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6AF5836B-8F27-4159-A325-A7A8DE4255C3@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> I was hoping someone could clarify something for me.
>
> I'm living in the UK, but travel back to the US at least once a year - I
> was
> looking at buying Vista Ultimate, and I'd want the full retail package
> since
> i chop and change my PC a lot.
>
> Will I have any trouble with a US bought copy of Vista, activating and
> updating it (Service packs etc)?
>
> I know it was a total non-issue with XP, and I had assumed it would be the
> same with Vista, it'll just work. Then a friend of mine planted a nice
> seed
> of doubt, and he was convinced MS were 'cracking down' on copies of
> windows
> being bought and moved around the globe - seemed unlikely to me, but
> thought
> I'd check with some people in the know.
>
> Thanks

"Loganâ„¢" <Loganâ„¢@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6AF5836B-8F27-4159-A325-A7A8DE4255C3@microsoft.com...

> I'm living in the UK, but travel back to the US at least once a year - I
> was
> looking at buying Vista Ultimate, and I'd want the full retail package
> since
> i chop and change my PC a lot.
>
> Will I have any trouble with a US bought copy of Vista, activating and
> updating it (Service packs etc)?
>
> I know it was a total non-issue with XP, and I had assumed it would be the
> same with Vista, it'll just work. Then a friend of mine planted a nice
> seed
> of doubt, and he was convinced MS were 'cracking down' on copies of
> windows
> being bought and moved around the globe - seemed unlikely to me, but
> thought
> I'd check with some people in the know.

My US copy activated over the internet without a problem. As far as I know
the US and UK versions are bit for bit identical.

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
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I'm in the UK and my copy is a US copy; it activated okay and updates fine.

--
John Barnett MVP
Associate Expert
Windows - Shell/User

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"Loganâ„¢" <Loganâ„¢@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6AF5836B-8F27-4159-A325-A7A8DE4255C3@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> I was hoping someone could clarify something for me.
>
> I'm living in the UK, but travel back to the US at least once a year - I
> was
> looking at buying Vista Ultimate, and I'd want the full retail package
> since
> i chop and change my PC a lot.
>
> Will I have any trouble with a US bought copy of Vista, activating and
> updating it (Service packs etc)?
>
> I know it was a total non-issue with XP, and I had assumed it would be the
> same with Vista, it'll just work. Then a friend of mine planted a nice
> seed
> of doubt, and he was convinced MS were 'cracking down' on copies of
> windows
> being bought and moved around the globe - seemed unlikely to me, but
> thought
> I'd check with some people in the know.
>
> Thanks