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I have a really old ASP.NET project, written using Visual Studio 2005. It has a solution file, but no .vbproj file. I tried upgrading it using the upgrade-assistant, but it can't find an entrypoint and I've no idea what that would be, without a .vbproj file. I tried specifying the Default.aspx file, but that didn't work.
I've got a feeling that the upgrade-assistant is lost without a .vbproj or .csproj file.
As I said I tried to use the command line upgrade-assistant, but that didn't work. So, I blew away the local cloned repo, then cloned it again from remote. This time I added the Upgrade Assistant Visual Studio Extension, then I tried to open the .sln file, using VS 2022. I captured the following error screens:
I pressed the OK button and got this:
That resulted in VS 2022 not being able to "see" or load the project:
And finally, here's the message from VS 2022's Output window:
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(140.8, 78%, 23%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3ETS%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Hello @Rod Falanga ,
Welcome to Microsoft Q&A forum.
Does the Output Window show more error message? I can see "You do…", does the message after this word show some clues?
For "Web CS 2005 Setup (incompatible)" project, I think you need to first install the "Microsoft Visual Studio Installer Projects 2022" extension. In previous version of VS, Setup project is integrated in VS, but now it needs to be installed separately as an extension.
Hi Tianyu, I've never heard of the Microsoft Visual Studio Installer Projects 2022 (or any other version).
To answer your question, after the "You do..." it basically repeats what's shown. Thus, why I didn't display it as you're seeing what it's already said.
Your question makes me wonder; would I be better off trying to open the old project using VS 2019? I just chose VS 2022, because it's the version of Visual Studio I prefer to use, but I could use VS 2019. I have it installed on my PC.
Also, for what it's worth, I've no idea why the upgrade process created a "Web CS 2005 Setup" project. There wasn't any project with that name in the old 2005 version. Back in the day we didn't have any setup. We would publish straight out of Visual Studio to IIS.
OK, this gets stranger the more I look at it. Like I said, there's no "Web CS 2005 Setup" project or folder. However, looking at the solution file, this is what is there:
Project("{54435603-DBB4-11D2-8724-00A0C9A8B90C}") = "Web CS 2005 Setup", "Web CS 2005 Setup\Web CS 2005 Setup.vdproj", "{3E3F9D58-DFFC-499A-BE98-0E74CC4B409E}"
ProjectSection(WebsiteProperties) = preProject
Debug.AspNetCompiler.Debug = "True"
Release.AspNetCompiler.Debug = "False"
EndProjectSection
EndProject
Again, there's no folder named "Web CS 2005 Setup" anywhere.
And what is a .vdproj file?
Testing
Hi Rod,
The .vdproj file is a project file and is related to this Microsoft Visual Studio Installer Projects 2022 extension(after you install this extension, add the setup project and build the solution, this file will be generated). But you haven't installed this extension, so indeed, it's strange.
I am thinking, if this component "Additional project templates (previous versions)"(VS Installer > Modify > ASP .NET and web development > on the right, Installation details > expand ASP .NET and web development > Additional project templates) is needed.