How can I use the VS2012 resource editor if my app is 64-bit and my dialog contains 64-bit OCX controls?

I am suprised that no one has run into this issue. We recently converted our large application (145 projects) to x64. The problem is that alot of the projects are MFC apps and contain dialogs that contain other OCX controls.

I cannot open any MFC dialog that contains an OCX in the Visual Studio 2012 resource editor.

I get an error message "3 ActiveX controls could not be instantiated. Reinstall or register the controls and try again."

All of the OCX's are registered, and the app works fine at runtime.

My guess is that since VS2012 is 32-bit, it cannot load and display the 64-bit OCX's in the resource editor.

Does anyone know of a workaround for this issue?

Thanks in advance,

John