Update (thanks user2347528) These assemblies are available as NuGet packages, which is much easier than my original answer. You can install by either right clicking on References in your project and selecting Manage NuGet packages… and searching for one of the packages listed below, or install using the Package Manager Console: PM> Install-Package Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel … Read more
Take a look at this article. In summary from above article: The Express SKUs only support installation of extensions that are classified as Templates (or Template Wizards) and Controls. The Express SKUs do not support tool extensions. Which is anything that doesn’t fall into one of the other categories (Template or Control). VSIX files are … Read more
The major areas where Visual Studio Express lacks features compared to Visual Studio Professional: No add-ins/macros Some Win32 tools missing No Team Explorer support Limited refactoring support Debugging is much more limited (particularly problematic for server development is no remote debugging) Lack of support for setup projects No report creation tools No Office development support … Read more
Here are step by step instructions: Download and install the Windows Software Development Kit version 7.1. Visual C++ 2010 Express does not include a 64 bit compiler, but the SDK does. A link to the SDK: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/bb980924.aspx Change your project configuration. Go to Properties of your project. On the top of the dialog box there … Read more