utility details

Description:  

This utility converts and upgrades an existing XNA Game Studio Express game project and saves it as a new XNA Game Studio 2.0 game project.

Utility Overview

XNA Game Studio has several differences from XNA Game Studio Express 1.0 and XNA Game Studio Express 1.0 Refresh, and therefore existing XNA Game Studio Express 1.0 and 1.0 Refresh games must be converted before they will load into XNA Game Studio 2.0. Some of the differences have to do with the project files and assembly references that must be converted. Other differences have to do with the XNA Framework methods and properties and require code changes.

The Project Upgrade Wizard for XNA Game Studio 2.0 converts the project files and assembly references. It will not change the game's code, however. Code changes must be done manually.

See the following article for more information on how to use this utility:

• How to Use the Project Upgrade Wizard