Archive XML serializer generator tool article (#50827)

Author: gewarren

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       - name: WCF service XML serializer
         displayName: dotnet-svcutil.xmlserializer
         href: ../../core/additional-tools/dotnet-svcutil.xmlserializer-guide.md
-      - name: XML serializer generator
-        displayName: sgen,sgen.exe,Microsoft.XmlSerializer.Generator,XmlSerializer
-        href: ../../core/additional-tools/xml-serializer-generator.md
   - name: Diagnostics and instrumentation
     items:
       - name: Overview

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 The XML Serializer Generator creates an XML serialization assembly for types in a specified assembly. The serialization assembly improves the startup performance of a <xref:System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer> when it serializes or deserializes objects of the specified types.
 
 > [!NOTE]
-> This tool is specific to .NET Framework assemblies. To generator XML serializers for .NET (Core) assemblies, see [Use Microsoft XML Serializer Generator on .NET Core](../../core/additional-tools/xml-serializer-generator.md).
+> This tool is specific to .NET Framework assemblies. To generator XML serializers for .NET (Core) assemblies, see [Use Microsoft XML Serializer Generator on .NET Core](/previous-versions/dotnet/fundamentals/serialization/xml-serializer-generator).
 
 ## Syntax
 
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 ## See also
 
-- [Use Microsoft XML Serializer Generator on .NET Core](../../core/additional-tools/xml-serializer-generator.md)
 - [Tools](../../framework/tools/index.md)
 - [Developer command-line shells](/visualstudio/ide/reference/command-prompt-powershell)