64-Bit .NET Framework Development Tools

64-bit .NET Framework applications can be developed using 64-bit versions of the same familiar tools used for 32-bit .NET Framework application development:

  • The 64-bit .NET Framework SDK - which includes 64-bit hosted command-line compilers for C#, VB & J# as well as a 64-bit C/C++ cross-compiler, debuggers and a variety of other development tools.
  • Visual Studio 2005 – which provides a Graphical User Interface (GUI)-based Integrated Development Environment (IDE) that provides project management and a variety of developer productivity features.

Leveraging existing investments in .NET Framework development knowledge and tools greatly reduces the time and financial costs associated with developing 64-bit applications. Learn more about leveraging your existing investments in .NET Framework development knowledge and tools to develop 64-bit .NET Framework applications using 64-bit versions of the same familiar tools used for 32-bit .NET Framework application development: the 64-bit .NET Framework SDK and Visual Studio 2005.


.NET Framework 2.0 SDK IA64
The Microsoft® .NET Framework Software Development Kit (SDK) version 2.0 for the Intel Itanium (IA64) processor family includes everything developers need to write, build, test, and deploy .NET Framework applications on IA64—documentation, samples, and command-line tools and compilers. You must install the .NET Framework Redistributable Package version 2.0 prior to installing the .NET Framework SDK.
.NET Framework 2.0 SDK x64
The Microsoft® .NET Framework Software Development Kit (SDK) version 2.0 for x64 includes everything developers need to write, build, test, and deploy .NET Framework applications on x64—documentation, samples, and command-line tools and compilers. You must install the .NET Framework Redistributable Package version 2.0 prior to installing the .NET Framework SDK.
.NET Framework Version 2.0 Redistributable Package IA64 (64 Bit)
The Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0 redistributable package is the most recent update to the Microsoft .NET Framework and includes everything you need to run applications developed using the .NET Framework on IA64.
.NET Framework Version 2.0 Redistributable Package x64 (64 Bit)
The Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0 redistributable package is the most recent update to the Microsoft .NET Framework and includes everything you need to run applications developed using the .NET Framework on x64.
Visual Studio 2005
Visual Studio is a complete set of development tools for building ASP.NET Web applications, XML Web services, desktop applications, and mobile applications. Visual Basic, Visual C++, Visual C#, and Visual J# all use the same integrated development environment (IDE), which allows them to share tools and facilitates in the creation of mixed-language solutions. In addition, these languages leverage the functionality of the .NET Framework, which provides access to key technologies that simplify the development of ASP Web applications and XML Web services.