See How to: Configure Projects to Target Platforms for information on features in the Visual Studio development environment that help you create 64-bit applications.
For information on installing 64-bit Visual Studio features, see Installing Visual Studio 64-bit Components.
The Visual Studio readme file will contain any information related to installing Visual Studio on a machine with a 64-bit Windows operating system.
The following topics discuss deploying 64-bit applications.
Deploying 64-bit Applications
How to: Create a Windows Installer for a 64-bit Platform
How to: Deploy a 64-bit Application Using ClickOnce
The following topics discuss configuring projects to be built to 64-bit applications.
How to: Configure Projects to Target Platforms
Edit and Continue does not work when Visual Studio 2005 is running on a 64-bit Windows operating system. The following topics discuss debugging 64-bit applications.
Debugging on a 64-Bit Platform
How to: Debug 64-Bit Applications
How to: Debug a 64-bit Application Dump