protected void LoadSettings()
        {
            try
            {
                MusicDatabase mdb           = MusicDatabase.Instance;
                List <string> scrobbleusers = new List <string>();
                string        tmpuser       = "";
                string        tmppass       = "";
                groupBoxProfile.Visible = false;

                using (Settings xmlreader = new MPSettings())
                {
                    tmpuser = xmlreader.GetValueAsString("audioscrobbler", "user", "");
                    checkBoxEnableNowPlaying.Checked = xmlreader.GetValueAsBool("audioscrobbler", "EnableNowPlaying", true);

                    scrobbleusers = mdb.GetAllScrobbleUsers();
                    // no users in database
                    if (scrobbleusers.Count == 0)
                    {
                        tabControlLiveFeeds.Enabled = false;
                        tabControlSettings.TabPages.RemoveAt(1);
                        tabControlSettings.TabPages.RemoveAt(1);
                        tabControlSettings.TabPages.RemoveAt(1);
                        labelNoUser.Visible = true;
                    }
                    // only load settings if a user is present
                    else
                    {
                        int selected = 0;
                        int count    = 0;
                        foreach (string scrobbler in scrobbleusers)
                        {
                            if (!comboBoxUserName.Items.Contains(scrobbler))
                            {
                                comboBoxUserName.Items.Add(scrobbler);
                            }

                            if (scrobbler == tmpuser)
                            {
                                selected = count;
                            }
                            count++;
                        }
                        comboBoxUserName.SelectedIndex = selected;
                        buttonDelUser.Enabled          = true;

                        tmppass = mdb.AddScrobbleUserPassword(Convert.ToString(mdb.AddScrobbleUser(_currentUser)), "");

                        EncryptDecrypt Crypter = new EncryptDecrypt();

                        if (tmppass != string.Empty)
                        {
                            try
                            {
                                EncryptDecrypt DCrypter = new EncryptDecrypt();
                                maskedTextBoxASPassword.Text = DCrypter.Decrypt(tmppass);
                            }
                            catch (Exception)
                            {
                                //Log.Info("Audioscrobbler: Password decryption failed {0}", ex.Message);
                            }
                        }

                        int    tmpNMode        = 1;
                        int    tmpRand         = 77;
                        int    tmpArtists      = 2;
                        int    tmpPreferTracks = 2;
                        int    tmpOfflineMode  = 0;
                        string tmpUserID       = Convert.ToString(mdb.AddScrobbleUser(_currentUser));

                        checkBoxLogVerbose.Checked = (mdb.AddScrobbleUserSettings(tmpUserID, "iDebugLog", -1) == 1) ? true : false;
                        tmpRand = mdb.AddScrobbleUserSettings(tmpUserID, "iRandomness", -1);
                        checkBoxEnableSubmits.Checked = (mdb.AddScrobbleUserSettings(tmpUserID, "iSubmitOn", -1) == 1)
                                              ? true
                                              : false;
                        checkBoxScrobbleDefault.Checked = (mdb.AddScrobbleUserSettings(tmpUserID, "iScrobbleDefault", -1) == 1)
                                                ? true
                                                : false;
                        tmpArtists = mdb.AddScrobbleUserSettings(tmpUserID, "iAddArtists", -1);
                        //numericUpDownTracksPerArtist.Value = mdb.AddScrobbleUserSettings(tmpUserID, "iAddTracks", -1);
                        tmpNMode = mdb.AddScrobbleUserSettings(tmpUserID, "iNeighbourMode", -1);

                        tmpOfflineMode              = mdb.AddScrobbleUserSettings(tmpUserID, "iOfflineMode", -1);
                        tmpPreferTracks             = mdb.AddScrobbleUserSettings(tmpUserID, "iPreferCount", -1);
                        checkBoxReAddArtist.Checked = (mdb.AddScrobbleUserSettings(tmpUserID, "iRememberStartArtist", -1) == 1)
                                            ? true
                                            : false;

                        numericUpDownSimilarArtist.Value  = (tmpArtists > 0) ? tmpArtists : 2;
                        trackBarRandomness.Value          = (tmpRand >= 25) ? tmpRand : 25;
                        trackBarConsiderCount.Value       = (tmpPreferTracks >= 0) ? tmpPreferTracks : 2;
                        comboBoxOfflineMode.SelectedIndex = tmpOfflineMode;

                        lastFmLookup = AudioscrobblerUtils.Instance;

                        switch (tmpNMode)
                        {
                        case 3:
                            lastFmLookup.CurrentNeighbourMode   = lastFMFeed.topartists;
                            comboBoxNeighbourMode.SelectedIndex = 0;
                            comboBoxNModeSelect.SelectedIndex   = 0;
                            break;

                        case 1:
                            lastFmLookup.CurrentNeighbourMode   = lastFMFeed.weeklyartistchart;
                            comboBoxNeighbourMode.SelectedIndex = 1;
                            comboBoxNModeSelect.SelectedIndex   = 1;
                            break;

                        case 0:
                            lastFmLookup.CurrentNeighbourMode   = lastFMFeed.recenttracks;
                            comboBoxNeighbourMode.SelectedIndex = 2;
                            comboBoxNModeSelect.SelectedIndex   = 2;
                            break;

                        default:
                            lastFmLookup.CurrentNeighbourMode   = lastFMFeed.weeklyartistchart;
                            comboBoxNeighbourMode.SelectedIndex = 1;
                            comboBoxNModeSelect.SelectedIndex   = 1;
                            break;
                        }

                        LoadProfileDetails(tmpuser);
                    }
                }
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                Log.Error("Audioscrobbler settings could not be loaded: {0}", ex.Message);
            }
        }
        protected void SaveSettings()
        {
            MusicDatabase mdb             = MusicDatabase.Instance;
            int           usedebuglog     = 0;
            int           submitsenabled  = 1;
            int           scrobbledefault = 1;
            int           randomness      = 77;
            int           artisttoadd     = 3;
            int           trackstoadd     = 1;
            int           neighbourmode   = 1;

            int offlinemode         = 0;
            int prefercount         = 2;
            int rememberstartartist = 1;

            if (comboBoxUserName.Text != string.Empty)
            {
                using (Settings xmlwriter = new MPSettings())
                {
                    xmlwriter.SetValue("audioscrobbler", "user", comboBoxUserName.Text);
                    xmlwriter.SetValueAsBool("audioscrobbler", "EnableNowPlaying", checkBoxEnableNowPlaying.Checked);

                    string tmpPass   = "";
                    string tmpUserID = "";
                    try
                    {
                        EncryptDecrypt Crypter = new EncryptDecrypt();
                        tmpPass = Crypter.Encrypt(maskedTextBoxASPassword.Text);
                    }
                    catch (Exception)
                    {
                        //Log.Info("Audioscrobbler: Password encryption failed {0}", ex.Message);
                    }

                    // checks and adds the user if necessary + updates the password;
                    mdb.AddScrobbleUserPassword(Convert.ToString(mdb.AddScrobbleUser(comboBoxUserName.Text)), tmpPass);

                    if (checkBoxLogVerbose != null)
                    {
                        usedebuglog = checkBoxLogVerbose.Checked ? 1 : 0;
                    }
                    if (checkBoxEnableSubmits != null)
                    {
                        submitsenabled = checkBoxEnableSubmits.Checked ? 1 : 0;
                    }
                    if (checkBoxScrobbleDefault != null)
                    {
                        scrobbledefault = checkBoxScrobbleDefault.Checked ? 1 : 0;
                    }
                    if (trackBarRandomness != null)
                    {
                        randomness = trackBarRandomness.Value;
                    }
                    if (numericUpDownSimilarArtist != null)
                    {
                        artisttoadd = (int)numericUpDownSimilarArtist.Value;
                    }
                    //if (numericUpDownTracksPerArtist != null)
                    //  trackstoadd = (int)numericUpDownTracksPerArtist.Value;
                    if (lastFmLookup != null)
                    {
                        neighbourmode = (int)lastFmLookup.CurrentNeighbourMode;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        Log.Info("DEBUG *** lastFMLookup was null. neighbourmode: {0}", Convert.ToString(neighbourmode));
                    }

                    if (comboBoxOfflineMode != null)
                    {
                        offlinemode = comboBoxOfflineMode.SelectedIndex;
                    }
                    if (trackBarConsiderCount != null)
                    {
                        prefercount = trackBarConsiderCount.Value;
                    }
                    if (checkBoxReAddArtist != null)
                    {
                        rememberstartartist = checkBoxReAddArtist.Checked ? 1 : 0;
                    }

                    tmpUserID = Convert.ToString(mdb.AddScrobbleUser(comboBoxUserName.Text));
                    mdb.AddScrobbleUserSettings(tmpUserID, "iDebugLog", usedebuglog);
                    mdb.AddScrobbleUserSettings(tmpUserID, "iRandomness", randomness);
                    mdb.AddScrobbleUserSettings(tmpUserID, "iSubmitOn", submitsenabled);
                    mdb.AddScrobbleUserSettings(tmpUserID, "iScrobbleDefault", scrobbledefault);
                    mdb.AddScrobbleUserSettings(tmpUserID, "iAddArtists", artisttoadd);
                    mdb.AddScrobbleUserSettings(tmpUserID, "iAddTracks", trackstoadd);
                    mdb.AddScrobbleUserSettings(tmpUserID, "iNeighbourMode", neighbourmode);
                    mdb.AddScrobbleUserSettings(tmpUserID, "iOfflineMode", offlinemode);
                    mdb.AddScrobbleUserSettings(tmpUserID, "iPreferCount", prefercount);
                    mdb.AddScrobbleUserSettings(tmpUserID, "iRememberStartArtist", rememberstartartist);
                    //}
                }
            }
        }