c# - Visual Studio 2012 project won't open in 2010

Question

I've created a game for an assignment in Visual Studio 2012 and the university I'm at uses 2010 and it won't open! It mentions something about NET Framework 4.5. How can I convert my project so it will open in 2010?

Answer 1

It takes three step:

Step 1

Open solution file (.sln) in a text editor and change

 Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00

to

 Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 11.00

Step 2

Open application configuration file (App.config) in a text editor and change

sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.5"

to

sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.0"

Step 3

Open project file (for C# language .csproj) in a text editor and change

<TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.5</TargetFrameworkVersion>

to

<TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.0</TargetFrameworkVersion>

Now enjoy your project in VS 2010 !