Hey guys,

this may be a stupid question but i have to ask it nonetheless because
i'm just not sure. Ok here goes, if I purchase for example SQL Server
2000 Ent 1 Proc [USA edition] , will I have any problem with installing
it if in UK, i plan to move there soon, the only issue i can think of
is support, evertyhing else should be the same, right? Any help would
be appreciated, Thanks in advance

davidc@estockware.com (sales@estockware.com) writes:
> this may be a stupid question but i have to ask it nonetheless because
> i'm just not sure. Ok here goes, if I purchase for example SQL Server
> 2000 Ent 1 Proc [USA edition] , will I have any problem with installing
> it if in UK, i plan to move there soon, the only issue i can think of
> is support, evertyhing else should be the same, right? Any help would
> be appreciated, Thanks in advance

Correct. There is not even a British version of SQL Server, as far as I
know. People in the UK have to accept that SQL Server can't spell
properly. :-) There are German, French, Japanese and a few more language
versions, but the version for US English is likely to be wide use even
in countries where these languages are spoken.

As for support, I can't say that my knowledge of MS Support is fantastic,
but I find it difficult to imagine that if you would call Microsoft in UK
they would tell you to call Microsoft in the US, just because you bought
your license there.


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Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, esquel@sommarskog.se

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Thanks a million.

Erland Sommarskog wrote:
> davidc@estockware.com (sales@estockware.com) writes:
> > this may be a stupid question but i have to ask it nonetheless because
> > i'm just not sure. Ok here goes, if I purchase for example SQL Server
> > 2000 Ent 1 Proc [USA edition] , will I have any problem with installing
> > it if in UK, i plan to move there soon, the only issue i can think of
> > is support, evertyhing else should be the same, right? Any help would
> > be appreciated, Thanks in advance
>
> Correct. There is not even a British version of SQL Server, as far as I
> know. People in the UK have to accept that SQL Server can't spell
> properly. :-) There are German, French, Japanese and a few more language
> versions, but the version for US English is likely to be wide use even
> in countries where these languages are spoken.
>
> As for support, I can't say that my knowledge of MS Support is fantastic,
> but I find it difficult to imagine that if you would call Microsoft in UK
> they would tell you to call Microsoft in the US, just because you bought
> your license there.
>
>
> --
> Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, esquel@sommarskog.se
>
> Books Online for SQL Server 2005 at
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...ads/books.mspx
> Books Online for SQL Server 2000 at
> http://www.microsoft.com/sql/prodinf...ons/books.mspx