WOOOHOOO!!!! it worked. i deleted the file with my character name on it, logged in, set a few gear sets n logged out. when i logged back in there was no config message n my character had everything i set. to think it was so simple lol. tho usually when a file becomes corrupt the picture changes to grey n says its corrupt. But you solved it and i cant thank u all enough. THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR STICKING WITH ME and HELPING ME FIGURE THIS OUT!!!! I hope this thread helps anyone else who is experiencing this problem