How to upgrade from an old and unavailable version of Wix?

You could try WixCop. Exe to see if it'll translate to WiX v3: http://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2009/7/7/Tips-on-how-to-upgrade-from-WiX-v2-to-WiX-v3 .

Admittedly a guess but the best I can offer: Use the most recently available installer and deompile it with the current WiX toolset (your second option). Then modify as needed.

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