Running the 64 bit version of IIS Express 8 RC with Visual Studio 2010

Question

I have a web app that uses the 64 bit version of SharpSvn, a managed DLL with an unmanaged dependency. It will not run in IIS Express 7.0. Switching to the 32 bit version of

Answer 1

This is for VS 2012. Check for 2010 whether it works.

Add the registry key. Go to

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\11.0\WebProjects

Add new key of type “DWORD (32-bit) Value”

Name: Use64BitIISExpress Value: 1

However, this feature is not supported and has not been fully tested by Microsoft

Reference: http://visualstudio.uservoice.com/forums/121579-visual-studio/suggestions/3254745-allow-for-iis-express-64-bit-to-run-from-visual-st