I need more detailed information on the differences between Visual Studio 2005 Standard and Professional editions. I've got the VS2005 Pro Trial but unfortunately there's no VS2005 Standard trial available.
I found some info at
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/aa700921.aspx
and
http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx PostID=93695&SiteID=1&PageID=0
Gathering it altogether, I found out the following differences (please correct me if any of these points is wrong):
* The Standard edition can use add-ins but can't be used to create them. The Professional can do both. Every add-in that works with the Professional edition works with the Standard edition.( )
* The Standard edition has a simplified defeault UI configuration but it's only the matter of adjusting it to your needs.
* The Standard edition supports ClickOnce. The Prodessional edition additionally supports the Visual Studio Deployment Projects (msi installers).
* The Standard edition has a simplified Database Explorer and it doesn't have the Server Explorer.
* The Professional edition supports remote debugging.
* The Professional edition includes SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition and Crystal Reports.
Have I missed anything
I'm also having some doubts about the XML support (which is essential for me). In the comparison table the Professional version has "Full XML/XSLT" support while the Standard version has "XML Only" support. In one of the posts it was said that the Professional edition includes designers for XSD/XSLT. Is it right and is it the only difference And what about the XML debugging Does it refer to validating an XML file against XSD or is it about something else And to what extent does the XML debugging differ between the VS editions