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 the assembly works fine.

I installed the 64 bit version of IIS 8 RC. However Visual Studio 2010 launches the 32 bit version of IIS Express.

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I can launch the 64 bit version of IIS manually with the following command:

"C:\Program Files\IIS Express\iisexpress.exe"  /config:"C:\Users\zippy\Documents\IISExpress\config\applicationhost.config"  /site:"MrDVCS" /apppool:"Clr4IntegratedAppPool"

In my WebProject.csproj The relevant XML seems to be <UseIISExpress>true</UseIISExpress>. If I edit the file in Visual Studio, the Intellisense does not offer a similar named tag for 64 bit, and it does not offer me an attribute.

So how do I get Visual Studio to launch the 64 bit version of IIS Express RC?

Answer 1

I have been trying to do the same thing, but can't seem to find how to launch IIS Express in 64 bit mode.
The only way that I can find to debug in 64 bit mode is the following:
Start IIS Express as you have above (in 64 bit mode).
In your Visual Studio project Properties, switch the servers to specify "Use Custom Web Server", and put in a url.
Go to debug | Attach to process, and then select your running IISExpress instance.
Place a breakpoint, and debug in 64 bit mode.
Have fun,