Downgrade and then Upgrade?

[Guest Hank Arnold (MVP)]

I have been having a disagreement with some admins who say that they

were told by a consultant that if they buy a Windows Server 2008 license

(you can't get 2003 licenses anymore), that they can downgrade it to

install Windows Server 2003. This I buy. However, the consultant has

said that they can later "upgrade" to Server 2008 with the same license.

 

I have said that I can't see MS Letting me,in effect, buy two licenses

for the price of one. I say that, while it is possible to do it with

Open Licenses, it can't possibly be what MS intends and violates the

license agreement.

 

Anyone know what the facts are? Any links to "official" MS documents?

 

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Regards,

Hank Arnold

Microsoft MVP

Windows Server - Directory Services

[Guest Meinolf Weber]

Re: Downgrade and then Upgrade?

 

Hello Hank,

 

Have a look here:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/downgrade-rights.aspx

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

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> I have been having a disagreement with some admins who say that they

> were told by a consultant that if they buy a Windows Server 2008

> license (you can't get 2003 licenses anymore), that they can downgrade

> it to install Windows Server 2003. This I buy. However, the consultant

> has said that they can later "upgrade" to Server 2008 with the same

> license.

>

> I have said that I can't see MS Letting me,in effect, buy two licenses

> for the price of one. I say that, while it is possible to do it with

> Open Licenses, it can't possibly be what MS intends and violates the

> license agreement.

>

> Anyone know what the facts are? Any links to "official" MS documents?

>

[Guest Hank Arnold (MVP)]

Re: Downgrade and then Upgrade?

 

Meinolf Weber wrote:

> Hello Hank,

>

> Have a look here:

> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/downgrade-rights.aspx

>

> Best regards

>

> Meinolf Weber

> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and

> confers no rights.

> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups

> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

>

>> I have been having a disagreement with some admins who say that they

>> were told by a consultant that if they buy a Windows Server 2008

>> license (you can't get 2003 licenses anymore), that they can downgrade

>> it to install Windows Server 2003. This I buy. However, the consultant

>> has said that they can later "upgrade" to Server 2008 with the same

>> license.

>>

>> I have said that I can't see MS Letting me,in effect, buy two licenses

>> for the price of one. I say that, while it is possible to do it with

>> Open Licenses, it can't possibly be what MS intends and violates the

>> license agreement.

>>

>> Anyone know what the facts are? Any links to "official" MS documents?

>>

>

>

 

Thanks, Meinolf...

 

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Regards,

Hank Arnold

Microsoft MVP

Windows Server - Directory Services