2008 R2 downgrade rights/download/keys

• ipgsql

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  May 10, 2012 at 9:51 am

  #257859

  Hi,

  I have purchased an Open License for four cores of SQL 2012 Standard Edition (2 x 7NQ-00219). According to the downgrade rights chart on the Microsoft website I should be able to install 2008 R2 instead, but in the VLSC I do not have access to the 2008 R2 Standard Edition download, only the SQL Server Standard Core 2012.

  Has anybody used downgrade rights from 2012? Where did you get the install and/or keys?

  Thanks

• Steve Jones - SSC Editor

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  May 10, 2012 at 9:59 am

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  I've usually had the media for downgrades already. You can re-use an old key, IIRC. If you don't have it, I'd contact the seller or MS.