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Asked: 2026-05-23T09:47:03+00:00

I have a 32bit build agent on which our MSBuilds run. We recently added

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I have a 32bit build agent on which our MSBuilds run. We recently added a new 64bit machine to our build agent array, but some things in our TFSBuild.proj file is hard coded for a 32bit machine.

Is it possible to check whether the environment being built on is 32 or 64bit?

<Exec Command="&quot;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe&quot; &quot;$(BuildDirectoryPath)\FooProduct/foo.vdproj&quot; /Build &quot;Release&quot;"/>

When running the build on a 32bit machine, it must point to C:\Program Files\… but on a 64bit machine, it must point to C:\Program Files (x86)\…

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  1. Editorial Team

    There is $(MSBuildProgramFiles32) property in MSBuild 4.0.

    More details at MSBuild Reserved Properties.

    The MSBuild subfolder under the
    \Program Files\ or \Program Files
    (x86) folder. This path always points
    to the 32-bit Program Files folder.
    For example, on a 32-bit machine, the
    path is to the Program Files folder.
    For a 64-bit machine, the path is to
    the Program Files (x86) folder.

    <Project xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003"
         DefaultTargets="Test"
         ToolsVersion="4.0">
  <Target Name="Test">
    <Message Text="&quot;$(MSBuildProgramFiles32)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" />
  </Target>
</Project>
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