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Any CPU is a build target for .net Applications which are compiled using the Visual-Studio IDE

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C# compiling for 32/64 bit, or for 'Any CPU'?

Possible Duplicate: What does the Visual Studio "Any CPU" target mean? I've noticed that when compiling C# code in Visual Studio, there are typically options for compiling for 32/64 bit systems, and there's also one for compiling for Any…
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Using devenv.exe from the command line and specifying the platform

I'm attempting to compile a visual studio solution using devenv.exe from the command line. I can get it to work but all the projects in the solution are compiled for AnyCPU and I want them to be compiled for x86. Both the debug and release…
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Change target CPU settings in Visual Studio 2010 Express

I wish to change the target CPU settings from "Any CPU" to "x86" in Visual Studio 2010. I read on another website that I need to do the following: Go to the startup project of your program. Open the properties window. Click the compile tab. Click…
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Odd debugger behavior with Interface and Generics on 64bit OS when toggling 'Prefer 32-Bit

I have come across this odd behaviour: when my projects settings are set to Any CPU and Prefer 32-bit on a 64bit Windows 7 OS the .Net 4.5program below works as expected. If however I turn off Prefer 32-bit then when stepping through the program, I…
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Any CPU not available in C++/C# solution

I have a solution that contains C# and managed C++ projects. It compiles in the solution platform x64 and x86. Since it is managed C++ I wanted to create a 'Any CPU' solution and get rid of the old ones. I changed the C++ project linker settings to…
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How to add x64 (or Any CPU) as a build option in Visual Studio 2010 (from console application to class library)

Initially, I created a console application using Mass Transit as my service bus. Recently, I switched to NServiceBus, which doesn't require you to make a console application, but a class library instead. In the project properties, I simply switched…
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Why is an 'Any CPU' application running as x86 on a x64 machine?

I have a Any CPU application installed to Program Files (x86). On one Windows 7 x64 machine, it runs as x64 as expected while on another Windows 7 x64 machine, it runs as x86! How can this be? I expected it to run as x64 on both machines. What might…
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I do not have a 'Any CPU' option present in my Configuration Manager

I have read several posts about the configuration manager in VS2010 (or before) but I can not find my problem. I have a solution containing 6 projects. When I open the Configuration manager, I can select: 'Active Solution Configuration' with values…
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Why is my application, which I compiled with Any CPU, running as a 32-bit process on my 64-bit machine?

Why is my application, which I compiled with AnyCPU, running as a 32-bit process on my 64-bit machine, and therefore unable to interact with Notepad, which is running as a 64-bit process? I have the following code which will not run on x64 Operating…
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c# visual studio build exe with target anycpu but that determines its platform(x86/x64) on the calling process platform(x86/x64)

We have a software in 32 and 64 bits that calls our exe and passes events to it(like a plugin). The thing is that our exe has to execute in the same bitness(x86/x64) as the calling software (if the software is run in 32 bits version our exe must run…
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Managed C++ and AnyCPU

I have a Managed C++ dll that I am referencing from a C# project. The C# project will be compiled as AnyCPU. Is there any way to compile a 32-bit and 64-bit version of the Managed C++ dll and then tell the C# project at runtime to load the correct…
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How can I change the Build.Platform property in a Visual Studio project?

One of the many projects in a very large solution somehow became set to Build Platform == Active (x86). I want it to match all of the other projects ("Any CPU"). I successfully changed the Platform target dropdown from "Active (x86)" to "Any CPU",…
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.Net2 assemblies hosted in .Net4 app perform better in x86 than in AnyCpu mode?

I have a .Net4 WinForms app that references 3rd party .Net2 assemblies, which contain graphics-heavy visual controls. I've noticed a huge improvement in app's visual performance when I accidentally switched it from AnyCpu to x86 compilation mode. My…
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When it's needed to use x86 or x64 target platform?

I've studied the information about building apps with a different target platforms options in visual studio, but I still can't understand the following things: when do we need to set x86 or x64 target? what advantages gives us setting a specific…
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Using devenv.exe from the command line and open a Solution

I've configured my VSIX-Project to run devenv.exe when I press F5. This opens the start page from Visual Studio. In order to test my extension I have to manually open a specific solution. I tried to run devenv with the argument '/Run…
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