>I have a back created on SQL 2008, and I'm trying to restore it on another machine also running 2008.
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>I'm getting:
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>System.Data.SqlClient.SqlError: The database was backed up on a server running version 10.50.1617. That version is 
>incompatible with this server, which is running version 10.00.2573. Either restore the database on a server that 
>supports the backup, or use a backup that is compatible with this server. (Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo)
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>I was able to restore it to another PC running 2008 R2, but not this one. Is there any way to restore this DB on this PC?

No, there is no way to restore this backup on that version of SQL Server.