MSI Uninstall issue: Error 1001 -> The saved State dictionary contains inconsistent data and might have been corrupted

Question

I need to create a few Windows Services and obviously I would like to package them in a nice installer.

Since I was unfamiliar with Service creation/installation I b

Answer 1

I had a similar issue where a Windows Installer Package (.msi) was not uninstalling as expected. The workaround for me was to use the command line to uninstall using InstallUtil.exe. Then, reinstall the service using InstallUtil.exe. After, I was finally able to use an old msi to uninstall. After I uninstalled using the old MSI, I was able to use a NEW msi to install and everything worked as desired.