Can I upgrade from DreamSpark to an open License Version of WS 2012 R2 Standard without a fresh install?

Hi. I have a working copy of a WS2012R2 which came from a DreamSpark channel. My Needs have changed and I have purchased on Open License of the Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard. Is there a way to use the product Key to "change" the channel of
the already installed software without doing a fresh install? Do I have to (or Should I) scrap the DreamSpark version and reinstall everything? The functionality that is missing for me in DreamSpark is Remote Desktop Services for which I have Open Licenses
which obviously are non functional under DreamSpark software. Called MS Open Licensing toll free and they require a $300 incident fee to answer this question. I neither have an issue un-installing the software nor installing a fresh version. I just have a
Licensing question. Thanks Sam

Sounds like you called a support line, not a licensing line. I've never heard of Microsoft asking a fee to answer a question about licensing.
Never played with Dreamspark media, but this is how it is done for other media that can activated with a different key.
From an elevated command prompt:
slmgr /ckms
slmgr /upk
slmgr /ipk <PRODUCT KEY>
slmgr /ato
.:|:.:|:. tim

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