How to compile a 64-bit application with using Visual C++ Express 2005/2008/2010?

Extract from MSDN [1]:
64-bit tools are not available on Visual C++ Express by default. To enable 64-bit tools on Visual C++ Express, install the Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) in addition to Visual C++ Express. Otherwise, an error occurs when you attempt to configure a project to target a 64-bit platform using Visual C++ Express.
This question is thoroughly described in the sources by the links given below [2, 3, 4].

References

1. MSDN. How to: Configure Visual C++ Projects to Target 64-Bit Platforms.
2. Wikipedia. Microsoft Visual Studio Express.
3. MSDN Blogs. Use Visual Studio to build 64-bit application.
4. Jens' Blog. Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition And 64-Bit Targets.