Thanks very much for the fast response.

I was afraid of that.

The vendor applications to be moved to this server aren't certified for sql server 2012 or sql server 2014, or even sql server 2008, only sql server 2008 R2.

I was told we have a sql server 2008 R2 license we bought when installing sql server 2005 on this box before upgrading to sql server 2008, so I've asked the operations manager what its license key, etc. was, so I can contact MS support and get the software.

Hopefully I can get this software, since we're legal(just need to prove it). 🙂