Topic: Edit & continue in x64

[GILESP]

Been away from coding for a bit, but am back with enthusiasm (for now).
One reason for my absence was a hardware/software upgrade - we've finally moved to windows7 64bit.

I'm now tryin to get Visual studio and everything else to play nicely again.  One problem I'm finding is that when debugging I'm getting a error when I try to edit the code in session "Changes to 64bit applications are not allowed".  Is there a way around this?

I'm using VS2010 express on a 64bit windows 7.

[Keith Brown]

Only one sure fire way around it that I know.  Develop using 32 bits.  However, I must admit I don't know much.

[GILESP]

Figured as much.

Is there a simple switch in VS2010 to do this - all I can find online is how to do it in VS2008.

I'm guessing/hoping if I develop in 32bit I can easily recompile once done into 64bit without too much hassle?

[mohnston]

Edit and continue is such a valuable feature to me I ended up creating a 32 bit virtual machine and do 90% of my programming there.
It was a good option for me since I have to support both 32 and 64 bit systems anyway. It gave me a test environment for both bits.

I keep looking for an indication that this will be fixed by MS but haven't seen any good news on that front lately.

[GILESP]

Well I've figured out how to compile into 32bit, which is a start, though now I need to convince our IT dept to allow me to install and set up a 32bit VM.

For reference, this page tells how to compile to different environments: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4104228/change-target-cpu-settings-in-visual-studio-2010-express

[Jeff H]

There really is no fix for 64bit Edit and Continue because it has never existed.
 
Until they decide it is worth adding then no luck.

[GILESP]

How frustrating.

Kinda glad I convinced our IT bods to allow me to dual-boot my workstation into XP if needed. Pity I have to do my development in XP though. Hopefully this won't affect the code when executed in Windows 7 x64