HowTo: 64bit Build for Windows 7 - VC++ 2010 Express

Creating a 64bit Build Platform

Install Visual C++ 2010 Express. This is available for download from the Microsoft website at:

http://www.microsoft.com/express/downloads

Install the Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .Net Framework 4. This is necessary to enable the 64-bit support. Make sure that you select any options mentioning 64-bit capability. You can obtain this SDK from:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=6b6c21d2-2006-4afa-9702-529fa782d63b&displaylang=en

Install “Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Service Pack 1 Compiler Update for the Windows SDK 7.1” (KB2519277). Without this update, subsequent updates, including the Service Pack 1 update listed next, are likely to fail. You can download this from:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=689655b4-c55d-4f9b-9665-2c547e637b70

Install “Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1”. This service pack patches both Visual C++ 2010 Express and the Windows SDK. It is available for download at:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=75568aa6-8107-475d-948a-ef22627e57a5

Published on  October 26th, 2011