Hello,
I have a standard SQL Server installation of 2012 with a Merge Publication on a server (win2008). I have a laptop with sql 2008 R2 express installed. When trying to create a subscription to the 2012 publication, I get an error message "For merge publication, the version of the subscriber must not exceed the version of the Publisher". However, I am not. The subscriber is 2008 R2, and the publisher is 2012. Any ideas?