VDProj to WiX Converter

If you have been working with older versions of Visual Studio for a while, then you probably know that there is a high chance that the VDPROJ  file is no longer supported. Not only does VDPROJ not have any MSBuild support, but there is no way to exclude the automatic dependency scanning or control the execution and schedule of the custom actions. If you want to avoid these type of situations in the future, then one of the alternative to consider is WiX or Windows Installer XML.

VDProj to WiX Converter is a handy component that was specially designed to provide application developers with a means of turning setup projects built with Visual Studio into WiX. As soon as you use the 'Convert to WiX project' function provided by this extension, the new setup project based on WiX will be generated.

It is worth mentioning that deciding to convert the WiX comes with manifold benefits. Since it relies on a declarative approach, it grants you unrestricted access to the installer functionality, complete integration into the application's build processes and even with the app's development. It can generate the source code instead of the GUI-based data so that you can edit or correct potential flaws more conveniently.