To avoid the re-install I went another route. I have a RL friend that plays the game as well. I had him email me the .exe file for the config. Miraculously, this worked! Right when the download finished I ran it and was able to change things inside my game. However, on the start menu, the icon is still wrong for the config but surely that is just b/c I have not put the .exe file back into the folder. I would rather just run it the way it works for now rather than risk losing it again.

I did notice that there is not a "Repair Install" function available on the FFXIV disc that came in the package. The only option you receive when using the disc is a complete uninstall. This may be something to look at for future shipping of the game. Obviously it would take a good bit of time to get this in place but over the long haul may not be a bad idea at all.

I also did troubleshoot my way through this very diligently. One of the first things I did in the process was to in fact check the program folder for the file. It was not there. I had read on another person's topic that their anti-virus had possibly quarantined the file and deleted it. I don't recall the exact topic this was under but surely it had to do with the config file & it was post 1.19. If SE would be so kind to take a look into this and possibly patching to avoid deletion by Anti-virus.

Thank you for the opportunity to play a great game SE!

-Netheos