XmlSerializer.cs

    public class XmlSerializer
    {
        // save
        public static Boolean Serialize(String Path, object Object)
        {
            try
            {
                File.Delete(Path);
            }
            catch { }

            try
            {
                using (FileStream fs = new FileStream(Path, FileMode.Create))
                {
                    System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer s = new System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer(Object.GetType());
                    s.Serialize(fs, Object);
                    fs.Close();
                }

                // force clean up!
                GC.Collect();

                return true;
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Serialize '{0}' : {1}", Path, ex.ToString());
                Console.WriteLine("Inner: {0}", ex.InnerException);
            }

            return false;
        }

        // open
        public static T DeserializeWithData<T>(String Data)
        {
            T Result = Activator.CreateInstance<T>();

            try
            {
                StringReader stringWriter = new StringReader(Data);
                System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer s = new System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer(typeof(T));
                Result = (T)s.Deserialize(stringWriter);
                return Result;
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("DeserializeWithData {0}", ex.ToString());
                Console.WriteLine(ex.GetBaseException());
            }

            return Result;
        }

        // open
        public static T Deserialize<T>(String Path)
        {
            T Result = Activator.CreateInstance<T>();

            try
            {
                if (File.Exists(Path))
                {
                    using (FileStream fs = File.OpenRead(Path))
                    {
                        if (fs.Length > 0)
                        {
                            System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer s = new System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer(typeof(T));
                            Result = (T)s.Deserialize(fs);
                        }
                        fs.Close();
                    }

                    // force clean up!
                    GC.Collect();
                }

                return Result;
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Deserialize '{0}' : {1}", Path, ex.ToString());
                Console.WriteLine("Inner: {0}", ex.InnerException);
                return Result;
            }
        }
    }