Merv
Thu Oct 23 22:23:38 CDT 2003
But I think you'd have to buy SBS 2003 Premium (which isn't available yet)
to be able to downgrade to SBS 2000 since only Premium will have the full
suite (with SQL and ISA).
--
Merv Porter [SBS MVP]
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"Javier Gomez" <javier_gomez@remove.this.bit.engineer.com> wrote in message
news:eoVSLldmDHA.2160@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> You are automatically entitled to "downgrade rights" if one of these
> criteria is met:
>
> -If you purchase SBS2003 via Open License
> -If you purchase SBS2003 via FPP (retail)
> -If you purchase SBS20003 via OEM and enroll it under SA
> -Any product under SA
>
> However, this doesn't mean that other licensing options don't have
downgrade
> rights... I'm simply stating that these ones does. For example, in
> plain-vanilla Win2k3Srv you have downgrade rights no matter what how you
got
> the product.
>
> You can see the chart here:
>
http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/downloads/downgrade_chart.doc
>
> BTW-> You still need to order the media.
>
> --
> -Javier
>
> << SBS ROCKS !!! >>
>
> "Lisa Hall" <halp4u@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:049801c399ca$62f12440$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> > Hi there,
> >
> > I would like to know if I purchase SBS 2003, can I
> > downgrade my server to SBS2000? My client is currently
> > running NT4, Exchange5.5, SQL 7.0, and proxy2.0 (with
> > latest service packs).
> >
> > They want to upgrade to the "latest" version, however they
> > use an older sales program which will probably not be
> > compatable with the latest version.
> >
> > We are shopping for a new sales system, so hopefully,
> > soon, the compatibility will not be an issue. I can't find
> > anything on the web concerning this
>
>