it seems to be the case, see blog below from Visual Studio ALM http://blogs.msdn.com/b/buckh/archive/2011/03/17/visual-studio-setup-projects-vdproj-will-not-ship-with-future-versions-of-vs.aspx
Visual Studio 2012 Compatibility http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh266747.aspx Some people have suggested as an alternative to keep VS2010 around to build .vdproj setup files, but I think this is only s short term solution. On 5 October 2012 09:12, Greg Keogh <g...@mira.net> wrote: > I have been sanity checking that VS2010 projects will open and build in > VS2012. I have stumbled across that fact that ‘vdproj’ setup projects are > no longer supported. I heard nothing about this and it’s quite a shock. I > have dozens of setup projects that with custom actions to install web > sites, services and desktop apps.**** > > ** ** > > Web searches so far hint that I can convert the vdproj files into > InstallShield Limited Edition projects (I’ve never used them), or I’m > supposed to use WiX (huge learning curve?). THIS > link<http://blogs.msdn.com/b/buckh/archive/2011/03/17/visual-studio-setup-projects-vdproj-will-not-ship-with-future-versions-of-vs.aspx>says: > **** > > ** ** > > Future versions of Visual Studio will not include the Visual Studio > Installer project templates. To preserve existing customer investments in > Visual Studio Installer projects, Microsoft will continue to support the > Visual Studio Installer projects that shipped with Visual Studio 2010 per > the product life-cycle strategy. For more information, see Expanded > Microsoft Support Lifecycle Policy for Business & Development > Products<http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=197493>. > **** > > ** ** > > However, the link leads to a generic Support page with nothing about setup > projects.**** > > ** ** > > What am I supposed to do with all my vdproj files? This is a small > disaster for migration to VS2012.**** > > ** ** > > Greg**** > > ** ** >
