How do I migrate visual studio 2008 projects to VS2013

When I first try to open a VS2008 version in VS2013 a screen comes up with a migration report with the error...

>visual studio needs to make non-functional changes this project in order enable the open visual 2013, 2012, and 2010 sp1 without impacting behavior.

then when the program is ran it starts initially but stops with the error...

'source file: c:\(program name)\calibrationprototype\my project\application.designer.vb
module:
process:

the source file is different from module was built.
would you like debugger use it anyway?'

-yes-

then an 'invalidoperationexception handled error'

'an unhandled exception of type 'system.invalidoperationexception' occurred (projectname).exe

>additional information: error creating form. see exception.innerexception for details. is: could not load or assembly 'nationalinstruments.ui.styles3d, version="13.0.35.242," culture="neutral," publickeytoken: 18cbae0f9955702a'" one its dependencies. system cannot find specified.'

  the code it is pointing at is...

'global.system.diagnostics.debuggerstepthroughattribute()  
        Protected Overrides Sub OnCreateMainForm()
   →         Me.MainForm = Global.(Project Name).LinearCalibrationUI
        End Sub

And when you hover over the Me. by the arrow it has two red x's next to 'InternalCommandLine' and 'Deployment' with the errors as 'Write Only Properties are not yet supported' and '{"Application identity is not set."}, respectively.



-With three errors in the error list all with pointing at  

'Me._connection.ConnectionString = Global.CalibrationPrototype.My.MySettings.Default.TeqAppsConnectionString' 

With "Global.CalibrationPrototype" is not a member of <default>'.
 
Notes.
I have measurement studio 2015 with it version: 15.0.0.49153