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From: Hank Arnold on 11 May 2010 05:28
My experience was that we were given 2008 TS licenses. I installed them
on our 2003 TS server. It prompted me if they were 2003 licenses. It was
all automatic without any need to call

If it doesn't work, you can call the clearing house and have them
"downgraded"...


Regards,
Hank Arnold
Microsoft MVP
Windows Server - Directory Services
http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/personal-pc-assistant/

On 5/10/2010 11:41 PM, W wrote:
> "Silvia Doomra [MSFT]"<sdoomra(a)microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:OHu89h27KHA.1316(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Yes, you can but only the licenses of the same or lower version that the
>> version of license server.
>>
>> E.g. you can install Windows Server 2003 TS CALs on Windows Server 2008
>> license server but not Windows Server 2008 TS CALs on Windows Server 2003
>> license server.
>
> A lot of vendors make the claim that you can call Microsoft with a 2008
> license and have them "downgrade" them to work on a 2003 server.
>
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