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Could somebody please point me at the download link for Visual C++ 2005 Express x64 (AKA Visual Studio 8) before I am sectioned under the mental health act?

If I want any GCC point release from the last 10 years I can get it in under 30 seconds from a single page. Microsoft's website is a nightmare beyond imagining. Even Google can't get me what I'm looking for. Hours of my life have now disappeared. Please don't post a link to an article from Microsoft about this because I have read them all. I've been through pages which link to other pages, which then loop back on themselves, or point to dead links, or purport to offer a download but which actually link back to marketing material and stock photographs of people laughing at computer screens.

Thanks

pnuts
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mr grumpy
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    When dealing with Windows development, if you see smiling people you are almost always in the wrong section. I ended up on the Sharepoint marketing blurb-page once and I almost shot myself. Usually you want to keep on MSDN as much as possible to avoid self-injury. – Skurmedel May 28 '11 at 01:03
  • I need the 5+ year old compiler (no IDE) because I have to build a plug-in/DLL for a 3+ year old application which mandates that particular version of the compiler. Newer versions aren't an option, ABI incompatibility, different conflicting dependencies, etc. – mr grumpy May 28 '11 at 09:45

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There is not a separate package for installing Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition -- or any of the Visual Studio 2005 products -- on x64.

In order to target x64 in VS2005, I'm sorry to say, I'm going to give you this link: How to: Configure Visual C++ Projects to Target 64-Bit Platforms

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Try the last one here Microsoft Windows SDK Update for Windows Vista and .NET Framework 3.0.

That will give you Visual C++ 2005 SP1.

Skurmedel
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If you just want the 64-bit compiler (no IDE) then you can download it as part of the Windows Vista SDK.

Neil
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  • I'm unlikely to ever find the download link for the particular version of that package I require either. – mr grumpy May 28 '11 at 09:49
  • Looks like Skurmedel looked it up for you. – Neil May 28 '11 at 22:42
  • Yes luckily he did because there's nothing in the title or brief description that gives it away as being the thing I'm looking for. I don't have Windows "Server" or "Vista". Why Microsoft can't put the 32 and 64 bit compilers in the same package with a name that reflects the contents of that package, and in a place where I can easily find it I'll never know. – mr grumpy May 29 '11 at 16:58
  • @mr grumpy - The **do** have complete packages with everything included. It is just called "Professional Edition" so they can charge some money for it. :-) The free versions are obviously missing some parts. – Bo Persson Jun 02 '11 at 14:25