Downgrade Rights?

[Jake_B_]

Dear All,

Firstly, apologies for my naivety - I'm not familar with Fortran products. I've been placed in charge of finding out some information regarding software we need to use on a current project.

We currently have a license for Intel Visual FORTRAN Studio XE (v2013) - we need to use an older version of this software for the project, namely version: Intel Visual FORTRAN Standard Edition (v10.1).

Is this possible with the license we have?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

Jake Bloomfield

[Jake_B_]

Sorry for the double post, but I couldn't see an edit button on OP.

I've found this piece of information which suggests downgrading was available on a different version - is it still relevant to my question?

https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/license-compatibility-with-older-compiler-versions

[Steven_L_Intel1]

From the FAQ linked on this forum:

• How do I download and install an older version?

[Jake_B_]

Hi Steve,

Thanks for your prompt really, it's greatly appreciated. 

It seems that the Registration Center link help within the URL you've pointed me to is currently down, at least on my end. Mentions a re-direct loop.

I have all software executables locally, so I do not need to download anything, I just simply need to understand if I can downgrade.

Thanks,
Jake

[TimP · Accepted solution]

Your license is valid for any version released prior to its expiration.

[Jake_B_]

Hi Tim,

Thank you for your reply! That is the response I was hoping on!

Thanks again,
Jake

[Steven_L_Intel1]

Tim is correct, though if you go below version 10 there can be issues with the license "features".

Thanks for letting me know about the link issue - I can reproduce that and we'll look into it. I can also see that the article could be made clearer on this issue - I will take care of that.

[KitturGanesh]

Hi Jake,
I noticed that you'd sent a private message for me today on this issue. Well, I noticed that our very own "Dr. Fortran, a.k.a Steve Lionel" and Tim Prince has taken care of your issue! (Thanks Steve/Tim)
_Kittur

[Jake_B_]

Hi Kittur,

Thanks for the reply - yes, it's been answered perfectly. 

I must say, this is the fastest responding community I've ever had the pleasure of posting too. Keep up the good work guys - I'll donate some money to charity instead of a beer fund for you all.

Thanks,
Jake

[KitturGanesh]

Great! Your feedback is much appreciated :) And, your idea of donating to charity than the beer fund is the right thing to do!

_Kittur