Converting from One Project Type to Another Project Type

InstallShield offers support for converting some types of projects to other types of projects.

Project Converters
Project Converter	How-To Information
Convert Basic MSI project to InstallScript MSI project	See Converting a Basic MSI Project to an InstallScript MSI Project.
Convert InstallScript MSI project to InstallScript project	See Converting an InstallScript MSI Project to an InstallScript Project.
Convert InstallScript project to Basic MSI project	Use Repackager to convert an InstallScript project to a Basic MSI project. Repackager is available in the Premier edition of InstallShield. It is also included with AdminStudio.
Convert InstallScript MSI project to Basic MSI project	Use Repackager to convert an InstallScript MSI project to a Basic MSI project. Repackager is available in the Premier edition of InstallShield. It is also included with AdminStudio.
Convert InstallScript project to InstallScript MSI project	This conversion is a two-step process: Use Repackager to convert an InstallScript project to a Basic MSI project. Use InstallShield to convert the Basic MSI project to an InstallScript MSI project. See Converting a Basic MSI Project to an InstallScript MSI Project. Repackager is available in the Premier edition of InstallShield. It is also included with AdminStudio.
Convert Compact project to Basic MSI project	See Converting Compact Projects to Basic MSI Projects.
Convert Visual Studio setup project to InstallShield Basic MSI project	See Converting Visual Studio Projects to InstallShield Projects.
Convert Visual Studio merge module project to InstallShield Merge Module project	See Converting Visual Studio Projects to InstallShield Projects.

InstallShield also includes a command-line tool that converts a ClickOnce package to a Basic MSI project with an associated Developer Installation Manifest (.dim) file. To learn more, see ClickOnce2Dim.exe.