Can I run the SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition in Standard Edition Mode?

As an ISV, I want to certify my product on Standard Edition. I am using Developer Edition everywhere. Is there a way I can do the certification using the Developer Edition, or do I need to obtain/purchase a copy of the Standard Edition?

I think you're asking if there's some way to temporarily turn off features in the Dev Edition that aren't available in the Standard Edition. That's an interesting idea but it's not something we support directly in SQL Server 2005. To absolutely insure that you didn't include any non-STD features in your app or to get precise STD performance/footprint characteristics, I guess you need a copy of STD.

Paul

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>> I guess you need a copy of STD.

Which Sexually Transmitted Disease does he need? (That's the common meaning of the acronym STD).

It may be a bit too late now, but fwiw, everybody who attended the VS.2005 product launch (in November 2005) came away with a real licensed copy of SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition. If you know of someone who was there, perhaps you can persuade them to clap a copy into your hands.

Josh