Persisting values in an application between executions and upgrades (.NET)

// See URLs. Below is some of the important code.
 
// Save a toolstrip's information:   
   private void MainForm_FormClosing(object sender, FormClosingEventArgs e)
      ToolStripManager.SaveSettings(this);
      Properties.Settings.Default.Save();
      . . .
   }
 
   private void MainForm_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
   {
      ToolStripManager.LoadSettings(this);
      ...
   }
 
   // To discard changes during the current session:
   Properties.Settings.Default.Reload();
 
   // To restore settings to "out-of-the-box":
   Properties.Settings.Default.Reset();
 
// Maintaining settings between versions
   if (Properties.Settings.Default.UpgradeSettings)
   {
       Properties.Settings.Default.Upgrade();
       Properties.Settings.Default.UpgradeSettings = false;
       Properties.Settings.Default.Save();
   }
 
// You will also need to create the referenced setting (UpgradeSettings) and initialize it to True.
 
 
// Saving a form's location and size
private void Form1_FormClosing(object sender, FormClosingEventArgs e)
{
     Properties.Settings.Default.MyState = this.WindowState;
    if (this.WindowState == FormWindowState.Normal)
    {
       Properties.Settings.Default.MySize = this.Size;
       Properties.Settings.Default.MyLoc = this.Location;
    }
    else {
       Properties.Settings.Default.MySize = this.RestoreBounds.Size;
       Properties.Settings.Default.MyLoc = this.RestoreBounds.Location;
    }
    Properties.Settings.Default.Save();
}
private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    this.Size = Properties.Settings.Default.MySize;
    this.Location = Properties.Settings.Default.MyLoc;
    this.WindowState = Properties.Settings.Default.MyState;
}