I bought a server which came with a 2008 standard x 64 license. Now i downgraded the license to a 2003 license with microsoft. Now what will happen to the 2008 license. Can i apply that license on another hardware. Advice required so i am not breaking the terms of agreement with M$

It is better to contact Microsoft Licensing to get the exact answer based on your scenario and environment. http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/contact-us.aspx Santhosh Sivarajan | MCTS, MCSE (W2K3/W2K/NT4), MCSA (W2K3/W2K/MSG), CCNA, Network+| Houston, TX Blogs - http://blogs.sivarajan.com/ This posting is provided AS IS with no warranties,and confers no rights.

You can't use it unless you remove the 2003 server instance. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/downgrade-rights.aspx Regards, Dave Patrick .... Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft MVP [Windows]