"Configuration system failed to initialize" when accessing settings.settings

Ever since deleting the original settings.settings file I have had endless problems getting the settings to function. I receive the "Configuration system failed to initialize" error on the get or set methods. Any ideas? thanks. ``` public static Settings Default { get { return defaultInstance; } } [global::System.Configuration.UserScopedSettingAttribute()] [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute()] [global::System.Configuration.DefaultSettingValueAttribute("Keywords.log")] public string KeywordsLog { get { return ((string)(this["KeywordsLog"])); } set { this["KeywordsLog"] = value; } } ``` Problem is located in Settings.Designer.cs Adrian Banks, I'm afraid I don't know how to further debug? It already breaks on the error. The header of the box given is "ConfigurationErrorsException" if that helps in any way. I apologize, I did not realize you could see further details in VS. ``` System.Configuration.ConfigurationErrorsException was unhandled Message="Configuration system failed to initialize" Source="System.Configuration" BareMessage="Configuration system failed to initialize" Line=0 StackTrace: at System.Configuration.ClientConfigurationSystem.EnsureInit(String configKey) at System.Configuration.ClientConfigurationSystem.PrepareClientConfigSystem(String sectionName) at System.Configuration.ClientConfigurationSystem.System.Configuration.Internal.IInternalConfigSystem.RefreshConfig(String sectionName) at System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.RefreshSection(String sectionName) at System.Configuration.ClientSettingsStore.ReadSettings(String sectionName, Boolean isUserScoped) at System.Configuration.LocalFileSettingsProvider.GetPropertyValues(SettingsContext context, SettingsPropertyCollection properties) at System.Configuration.SettingsBase.GetPropertiesFromProvider(SettingsProvider provider) at System.Configuration.SettingsBase.GetPropertyValueByName(String propertyName) at System.Configuration.SettingsBase.get_Item(String propertyName) at System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase.GetPropertyValue(String propertyName) at System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase.get_Item(String propertyName) at READOO.Properties.Settings.get_KeywordsLog() in C:\Users\USER\Documents\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\READOO\READOO\Properties\Settings.Designer.cs:line 31 at READOO.SettingsWindow..ctor() in C:\Users\USER\Documents\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\READOO\READOO\SettingsWindow.cs:line 19 at READOO.WelcomeWindow.Settings_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) in C:\Users\user\Documents\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\READOO\READOO\WelcomeWindow.cs:line 23 at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mevent) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.ButtonBase.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.Button.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.DebuggableCallback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam) at System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.DispatchMessageW(MSG& msg) at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ComponentManager.System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.IMsoComponentManager.FPushMessageLoop(Int32 dwComponentID, Int32 reason, Int32 pvLoopData) at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoopInner(Int32 reason, ApplicationContext context) at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoop(Int32 reason, ApplicationContext context) at READOO.Program.Main() in C:\Users\USER\Documents\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\READOO\READOO\Program.cs:line 18 at System.AppDomain._nExecuteAssembly(Assembly assembly, String[] args) at System.Runtime.Hosting.ApplicationActivator.CreateInstance(ActivationContext activationContext, String[] activationCustomData) at Microsoft.VisualStudio.HostingProcess.HostProc.RunUsersAssemblyDebugInZone() at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state) at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart() InnerException: System.Configuration.ConfigurationErrorsException Message="Section or group name 'READOO.Properties.Settings' is already defined. This can not be defined multiple times. (C:\\Users\\USER\\Documents\\Visual Studio 2008\\Projects\\READOO\\READOO\\bin\\Debug\\READOO.exe.config line 6)" Source="System.Configuration" BareMessage="Section or group name 'READOO.Properties.Settings' is already defined. This can not be defined multiple times." Filename="C:\\Users\\USER\\Documents\\Visual Studio 2008\\Projects\\READOO\\READOO\\bin\\Debug\\READOO.exe.config" Line=6 StackTrace: at System.Configuration.ConfigurationSchemaErrors.ThrowIfErrors(Boolean ignoreLocal) at System.Configuration.BaseConfigurationRecord.ThrowIfInitErrors() at System.Configuration.ClientConfigurationSystem.EnsureInit(String configKey) InnerException: ``` @ joan -> chill.