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I have couple of VS2003 web applications projects and can't open them in VS2013. Every time I get the following:

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What modification should I make in .csproj file to be able open project in VS2013?

Alexan
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I had this issue before, I recommend creating a new project with the correct .net framework, guessing .net 2.0, and then copy the files from the old project into the new project.

Diomedes
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  • yes, I know I can create new project and then manually add files to it, I just tried to avoid it. I can also add web site in solution instead project, but unfortunately Microsoft removed option convert Web Site to Web Application from VS 2013. – Alexan Apr 24 '14 at 21:46
  • Yeah, they want everyone to move to projects, instead of web sites. At my current job, we have to work with a LOT of old projects, they never open or convert 100% correctly. For me, manual import is the only solution that it headache free. That been said, VS shouldn't be crashing when opening. – Diomedes Apr 26 '14 at 01:50
  • no, if they wanted to move everybody to projects, they should leave this option for convert to project. So actually I ended up removing projects from solution and adding them back as web sites. – Alexan Apr 26 '14 at 12:03
  • probably you're right, it's better to create new project, not work with web sites. – Alexan May 02 '14 at 18:35