Confused need help to decide

I have been a fox programmer for many years and started VB some months ago then decided to postpone until the NET Version comes out.

Altough I still find VFox good I decided to move as I am not convinced that MS wants to move on with Fox.

My problem is that I am not yet decided whether I should upgrade my VStudio Professional or start with VB.Net Standard Editon as there is a huge price difference. I always make use of the Windows API and do not know whether the Standard Edition allows me to do this.

I appreciate some help to decide.


Many thanks