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Convert VDPROJ to WIXPROJ

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Is it possible to convert VDPROJ to WIXPROJ?
Yes - VDPROJ converts to WIXPROJ.

No automated converter exists; migration is manual. WiX provides Heat.exe to harvest files/registry. Steps: install WiX Toolset, create a new .wixproj, recreate product metadata as Product.wxs, harvest outputs with heat.exe, rebuild. Microsoft's own guidance recommends WiX as the successor.

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How to convert VDPROJ to WIXPROJ

Converting a .VDPROJ file to .WIXPROJ lets you open the content in software that prefers the .WIXPROJ format, though some details may change compared with the original. We are still putting together the list of programs that handle .VDPROJ files.

A full step-by-step guide for this conversion is on the way; the information above is drawn straight from our database.

About these formats

.VDPROJ Visual Studio Setup and Deployment Project

A VDPROJ file is a Visual Studio Setup and Deployment Project - a plain-text file that drives generation of a Windows MSI installer. To open one, install the free "Microsoft Visual Studio…

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.WIXPROJ WiX Windows Installer XML Project

A .WIXPROJ file is associated with WiX Windows Installer XML Project, a misc file.

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