Converting VC6 Project to VS2005 - Warning Message



When opening a VC6 (MFC) project in VS2005 I get the following warning,

"The project 'MyAppp.dsp' must be converted to the current Visual C++
project format. After it has been converted, you will not be able to edit
this project in previous versions of Visual Studio. Convert and open the
project?"

This warning appears each time I open the project with VS2005, and contrary
to the warning I have found that I am indeed able to edit the project with
VC6.

I am hoping that someone can explain why this warning appears, why it
appears each time I open the project in VS2005, and if there may be some
caveats to be aware of while I maintain projects temporarily under both VC6
and VS2005 (eventually porting them to VS2005). In a previous related post,
David W. advised me to use separate output directories for VC6 and VS2005,
but this question relates more specifically to this warning message, and how
VS2005 maintains the project (which is why I am asking this question under a
new thread).

Thanks much.


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