Is it possible to upgrade Server 2012 Evaluation to Server 2012 R2 Evaluation?

I ask this because I accidentally installed Server 2012 (non R2) Evaluation and I already bought the key for Server 2012 R2 Standard. Is there anyway I can somehow perform the upgrade from Server 2012 Evaluation to Server 2012 R2 Evaluation and then add
the license key? Or worst case, maybe I can downgrade or swap my Server 2012 R2 license key for a Server 2012 one? I'd rather upgrade to Server 2012 R2 but my priority is to avoid a reinstall.

The downgrade might be possible. Read on here.
http://blogs.technet.com/b/licensing/archive/2013/02/07/downgrade-rights-explained.aspx
http://www.microsoft.com/oem/en/licensing/sblicensing/pages/downgrade_rights.aspx#fbid=q1rtYmE7qhf?hashlink=server
Regards, Dave Patrick ....
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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