Why is system error 7030 logged when my Windows service is installed?

Question

Each time my Windows service (developed in C#, Visual Studio 2010) is installed on a system running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2, the system error 7030 is logged. The service is not configured to be interactive. The custom Installer sub-class I have created sets the account type to NetworkService:

private System.ServiceProcess.ServiceProcessInstaller _serviceProcessInstaller;
private System.ServiceProcess.ServiceInstaller _serviceInstaller;

public ProjectInstaller()
{
    InitializeComponent();
}

private void InitializeComponent()
{
    _serviceProcessInstaller = new System.ServiceProcess.ServiceProcessInstaller();
    _serviceInstaller = new System.ServiceProcess.ServiceInstaller();
    _serviceProcessInstaller.Account = System.ServiceProcess.ServiceAccount.NetworkService;
    _serviceProcessInstaller.Password = null;
    _serviceProcessInstaller.Username = null;

    _serviceInstaller.ServiceName = Resources.ServiceName;
    _serviceInstaller.Description = Resources.ServiceDescription;
    _serviceInstaller.StartType = System.ServiceProcess.ServiceStartMode.Automatic;

    Installers.AddRange(new Installer[]
                            {
                               _serviceProcessInstaller,
                               _serviceInstaller
                            });
}

I have also tried setting the Account type to LocalSystem, but error 7030 is logged in this case as well.

In the same Installer subclass I have also tried to unset the registry entry based on How can I configure my windows service in the code to access the desktop?:

    /// <summary>
    /// Override OnCommitted() to overwrite the value of Interactive to be false.
    /// </summary>
    /// <remarks>
    /// See https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1945529/how-can-i-configure-my-windows-service-in-the-code-to-access-the-desktop
    /// </remarks>
    /// <param name="savedState"></param>
    protected override void OnCommitted(System.Collections.IDictionary savedState)
    {
        const string pathToKey = @"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\MyService.exe";
        const string type = "Type";

        using (var registryKey = Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey(pathToKey, true))
        {
            if (registryKey != null && registryKey.GetValue(type) != null)
            {
                registryKey.SetValue(type, (((int)registryKey.GetValue(type) & ~0x100)));
            }
        }

        base.OnCommitted(savedState);
    }

Neither of these two fix attempts has worked. I have also looked at the following on SO: Alternative to "Allow service to interact with desktop"? and How to set "interact with desktop" in windows service installer.

Why is system error 7030 logged when my Windows service is installed?

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