From b8ef8af182659f916d0303fa105f68204d653a64 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kovid Goyal Date: Sun, 4 May 2014 16:51:09 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] ... --- setup/installer/windows/notes.rst | 5 ++--- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/setup/installer/windows/notes.rst b/setup/installer/windows/notes.rst index ae310fe435..dacc897266 100644 --- a/setup/installer/windows/notes.rst +++ b/setup/installer/windows/notes.rst @@ -28,9 +28,8 @@ bit. (First check if the version of VS 2008 you have is not already SP1) 3) Install The Windows SDK. You need to install a version that is built for VS 2008. Get it from here: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=3138 -4) If you are building 64bit, edit the properties of the Visual Studio command -prompt shortcut to pass "amd64" instead of "x86" to the vsvars.bat file so that -it uses the 64 bit tools. +4) If you are building 64bit, remember to use the 64bit version of the visual +studio command prompt. I've read that it is possible to use the 64-bit compiler that comes with the Windows SDK With VS 2008 Express Edition, but I can't be bothered figuring it