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x64 Software Conventions

Visual Studio 2005

This section describes the Visual C++ calling convention methodology for x64, 64-bit extension to the x86 architecture.

The following compiler option helps you optimize your application for x64:

/favor (Optimize for 64)

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Calling Conventions

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