Quote Originally Posted by John E View Post
I just tried opening a VS9 solution ( .sln file) using VS8 and I got a message saying it couldn't be opened because of being created by a newer version. However from a casual inspection, the two formats don't seem to be massively different from each other. Does anyone know if there's a utility available for converting VS9 projects & solutions to VS8 format?
Yes, it's called MS Notepad! Open up the .vcproj file and change:
Version="9.00"
to
Version="8.00"

It should open up like a charm.