I know many have asked the same question but I am still confused that does Visual studio 2008 or 2010 works with 64-bit computers?
Here in this post the answer is that he can run Visual studio on Windows 64 bit OS? How?
Visual Studio 2008 and 2010 both work perfectly on 64-bit machines using the x86 installation.
Yes. They run on 64-bit machines. The included compiler can create 32-bit or 64-bit output.
Both run on 64bit.
Though if you use the Edit and Continue functionality it won't work for 64bit apps and on a 64bit OS it seems to default to 64bit apps so you have to remember to change the target if you want to use that functionality.
Both can run on 64-bit machines.
Visual Studio is not available in 64 bit version, so internals will be in 32bit and they can run in 64bit (WOW enabled).
Also compiler can generate 32bit and 64bit output.
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Can i open a 32 bit visual studio project in a 64 bit environment?
I am running Visual Studio on a 32 bit Windows 7 version. My question is if someone with a 64 bit Windows version can open my project.
I have the Visual Studio 2012 ultimate edition.
I use Visual Studio for web development with C#.
Yes. Visual Studio project files are not tied to CPU architecture.
Executing that project is a different matter. If the project itself is a 64-bit C++ application, you will need a 64-bit machine on which to run it, but the machine will still be able to open the project, see the files and compile it.
Yes. Any project on 32bit can be run on 64bit windows. But you cant run a 64bit project on a 32bit windows. Hope you got the answer.
What command in visual basic 2010 can get Windows information, specifically if Windows is 32bit or 64bit?
Take a look at Environment.Is64BitOperatingSystem
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.environment.is64bitoperatingsystem.aspx
You will find other useful information in the Environment class.
i can't find this information anywhere. I know that if you install vs2010 express on a 32bit os you need the win7 sdk to build 64 bit, but is it the same the other way round?
EDIT - I am interested in the c++ version, but I guess it's probably the same for others
thanks
oli
By default VS2010 Express will only target Win32. It doesn't matter if you are running Win7-64, MSVC++ Express uses the 32-bit tools unless you install the SDK.
From MSDN:
64-bit tools are not available on Visual C++ Express by default. To enable 64-bit tools on Visual C++ Express, install the Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) in addition to Visual C++ Express.
I have been able to successfully build and deploy C# apps from a Win 7 64bit machine onto machines running 32 bit Windows XP, Vista and Win 7 without any extra SDK. So far I have had no issues.
Regards
AJ
Generally wondering if there are multiple versions of Visual Studio 2010 to download i.e. I can only find x86 and unsure if this is the version I want for Win7 x64 [which I am running]
Are there multiple versions available or is the only release version x86 which just install x64 components?
There won't be x64 version of VS2010. For some explanations take a look at Rico Mariani's blog post.
As far as I know there is no 64 bit version of Visual Studio 2010.
See http://news.softpedia.com/news/Don-039-t-Hold-Your-Breath-for-64-bit-Visual-Studio-113943.shtml.
According to the article "customers are better off running the development platform in 32-bit emulation mode on top of 64-bit Windows. And while saying nothing about 64-bit support beyond Visual Studio 2010, the lesson for developers is don't hold your breath for x64 VS."
Not that answer you wanted.
There is no x64 version of Visual Studio...
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Don-039-t-Hold-Your-Breath-for-64-bit-Visual-Studio-113943.shtml
In summary, there's no lift from a 64-bit compiler or IDE.
I am getting an error when the setup autorun executes.
It states that it is not compatible with the 64 bit operating system and does not allow me to install it. Is the VS installer 16 bit? The error also mentions this but I am not sure if it's true.
How can I by-pass this?
If I cannot, can some one suggest another VS that I should purchase? is there a 2008 (or higher) 64 bit version that I should run on windows 7?
I've never had any problems installing VS 2008 Team Suite on Windows 7 x64 RTM. You might have a corrupt installer. Also you may check if this helps.
Not a great help to you, but I am running Visual Studio 2008 Standard edition on Windows 7 64-bit without any issues. My installation was from an MSDN subscription media but it shouldn't make a difference.
There is no 64-bit version of Visual Studio 2008 currently.
There is someone here with a similar problem, you could try their solution.