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Configure ASP.NET to use x86 on x64 Windows

I am trying to deploy GAL Modifier, which is an ASP.NET website which uses Microsoft Access on a Windows 2003 x64 machine. However there is no JET driver on x64 (see here), so the change is to use change the target CPU to x86.

However as it is a web site there is no option in Visual Studio except Any CPU, so how can I change the settings to force it to use x86?

Solution

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    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894435/en-us (this is an old link but you can find details with the wayback machine https://web.archive.org/web/20150131051556/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894435/EN-US/)

    ASP.NET 1.1, 32-bit version

    To run the 32-bit version of ASP.NET 1.1, follow these steps:

    Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.

    • Type the following command to enable the 32-bit mode: cscript %SYSTEMDRIVE%\inetpub\adminscripts\adsutil.vbs SET W3SVC/AppPools/Enable32bitAppOnWin64 1
    • Type the following command to install the version of ASP.NET 1.1 and to install the script maps at the IIS root and under: %SYSTEMROOT%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322\aspnet_regiis.exe -i
    • Make sure that the status of ASP.NET version 1.1.4322 is set to Allowed in the Web service extension list in Internet Information Services Manager.

    ASP.NET 2.0, 32-bit version

    To run the 32-bit version of ASP.NET 2.0, follow these steps:

    Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.

    • Type the following command to enable the 32-bit mode: cscript %SYSTEMDRIVE%\inetpub\adminscripts\adsutil.vbs SET W3SVC/AppPools/Enable32bitAppOnWin64 1
    • Type the following command to install the version of ASP.NET 2.0 (32-bit) and to install the script maps at the IIS root and under: %SYSTEMROOT%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\aspnet_regiis.exe -i
    • Make sure that the status of ASP.NET version 2.0.50727 (32-bit) is set to Allowed in the Web service extension list in Internet Information Services Manager.

    ASP.NET 2.0, 64-bit version

    To run the 64-bit version of ASP.NET 2.0, follow these steps:

    • Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
    • Type the following command to disable the 32-bit mode: cscript %SYSTEMDRIVE%\inetpub\adminscripts\adsutil.vbs SET W3SVC/AppPools/Enable32bitAppOnWin64 0
    • Type the following command to install the version of ASP.NET 2.0 and to install the script maps at the IIS root and under: %SYSTEMROOT%\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2.0.50727\aspnet_regiis.exe -i
    • Make sure that the status of ASP.NET version 2.0.50727 is set to Allowed in the Web service extension list in Internet Information Services Manager.