Can we license a 2003 copy of visio with a 2007 visio license?

[BP_Diane]

We need to buy two Visio licenses, the current version that everyone else in
the office is using is Visio 2003. Can we purchase the latest, Visio 2007,
and license a 2003 copy with it?

 

[John Goldsmith]

Hello Diane,

I don't believe that the Retail licence for Visio allows downgrade rights,
but I think I may have read something in a version of volume licencing. If
you are using volume licencing then I would contact your suppiler.

Hope that helps.

Best regards

John


John Goldsmith
www.visualSignals.co.uk

 

[BP_Diane]

Thank you so much - that's what we thought, just were hoping otherwise.

 

[Jeff S]

I am in the same situation, wondering what you did or found out.

 

[Barb Way]

As noted in the 9/23 response, the Retail license does not have 'downgrade'
rights for 2003 when buying a retail copy of 2007.


Barb Way
Product Support - Visio
Microsoft Corporation
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.