Converting .Net 1.1 websites to 4.0

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I have some .NET 1.1 websites that need to be converted into 4.0. I don't want to change the functionality or the design I just want them to be converted to 4.0 so that future edits can be made easily as working in 1.1 is not easy. What is the beast approach that I should follow for this purpose.

score 5 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 12 '12 at 09:32

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Use the converter tool in VS 2012 and then clean up any errors after the build.

answered Sep 12 '12 at 09:32

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and what is this converter tool? – Parv Sharma Sep 12 '12 at 09:40
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When you'll open the project in VS it checks for lower version. if it finds then it ask you to convert via Convert Tool. it comes automatically in case of lower versions.. – Mayank Pathak Sep 12 '12 at 12:17

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 12 '12 at 09:32

just put the targetFramework element in the webconfig

<compilation targetFramework="4.0">

by doing this your website will run in Asp.Net 4.0 and because you dont want to change anything else just leave everything else as it is
because .net 4.0 is backward compatible i dont think you would face any errors

score 1 · Answer 3 · edited Apr 12 '17 at 07:31

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Don't forget to read Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 and 2.0 Compatibility.

After that, be sure to check .NET 4.0 migration issues document.

Read C# in Depth from Jon Skeet that describes all new features for each version of C#.

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answered Sep 12 '12 at 09:34

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why he needs to learn about new features? and your second link points to nothing – Parv Sharma Sep 12 '12 at 09:39

Converting .Net 1.1 websites to 4.0

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