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I have a copy of Visual Studio 2013, and while I mostly use it, I have to work with one particular C++ SDK that does not yet officially support Visual Studio 2013, so I'm looking to install Visual Studio 2012 using my Visual Studio downgrade rights.
According to the Microsoft Licensing Information, this should be possible:
For Visual Studio Professional, the software included in the license is the current version of the software, Visual Studio Professional 2013, plus downgrade rights to simultaneously run prior versions of Visual Studio Professional to which you may otherwise have access.
(emphasis mine)
I have access to a copy of Visual Studio 2012, however I'm still being asked for a license key (which I guess is to be expected). How can I license my copy of Visual Studio 2012 using my Visual Studio 2013 license (if at all)?
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Where the Software Can be Installed and Run The licensed user can install and use the software on any number of devices. The software can be installed and used on your devices at work, at home, at school, and even on devices at a customer's office or on dedicated hardware hosted by a 3rd party.
User-based licensingVisual Studio with MSDN are licensed on a per- user basis. Each development team member that will interact (install, configure, or access) with the software included with these products requires their own Visual Studio subscription.
For Visual Studio Professional
Professional includes an MSDN subscription. Which gives you access to lots of older versions of Visual Studio. Not all of them, VS6 was removed as part of the settlement with Sun over Java. Make sure you activated the subscription, then visit http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions
You can download VS2012 there. Note that it is different from the one you already have, the one you download will not ask for an activation key.
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