diff --git a/recipes/vs2008_express_vc_python_patch/bld.bat b/recipes/vs2008_express_vc_python_patch/bld.bat
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index 0000000000000..fd80593f0eb97
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+++ b/recipes/vs2008_express_vc_python_patch/bld.bat
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+echo %CD%
+mkdir %PREFIX%\Scripts
+MOVE %SRC_DIR%\setup_x64.bat %PREFIX%\Scripts\
+MOVE %SRC_DIR%\x64 %PREFIX%\Scripts\
diff --git a/recipes/vs2008_express_vc_python_patch/meta.yaml b/recipes/vs2008_express_vc_python_patch/meta.yaml
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index 0000000000000..32ef83a5f63ab
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+++ b/recipes/vs2008_express_vc_python_patch/meta.yaml
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+package:
+  name: vs2008_express_vc_python_patch
+  version: 1.0
+
+source:
+  url: https://github.com/menpo/condaci/raw/master/vs2008_patch.zip
+  sha256: c54143587f74a120f77987ea9a2d011e1c090709f07e3678f25aa1ffb93a6777
+
+build:
+  number: 0
+  skip: true  # [not win]
+  
+test:
+  commands:
+    - IF NOT EXIST %SCRIPTS%\setup_x64.bat exit 1
+    - IF NOT EXIST %SCRIPTS%\x64 exit 1
+
+about:
+  summary: Workaround to help CMake find the appropriate x64 compiler on VS 2008 Express with VS compiler for python on top.
+
+extra:
+  recipe-maintainers:
+    - msarahan
+    - patricksnape
diff --git a/recipes/vs2008_express_vc_python_patch/post-link.bat b/recipes/vs2008_express_vc_python_patch/post-link.bat
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index 0000000000000..ee19681133d54
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+call %PREFIX%\Scripts\setup_x64.bat
+copy "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\bin\vcvars64.bat" "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\bin\amd64\vcvarsamd64.bat"