public void checkConfig()
        {
            bool configured = false;
            bool configCrashed = false;

            try
            {
                configured = CAwsConfig.Instance.isConfigured();
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                System.Windows.MessageBox.Show(ex.Message, "EC2 Bootstrapper", MessageBoxButton.OK,
                    MessageBoxImage.Error);
                configCrashed = true;
            }

            if(configured == true)
            {
                configurationReady();
            }
            else if (configCrashed == true)
            {
                configMenu.IsEnabled = false;
            }
            else
            {
                ProgBar.Visibility = Visibility.Hidden;

                AwsConfiguration config = new AwsConfiguration();
                config.dashboard = this;
                config.ShowDialog();
            }
        }
 //view menu
 private void configureMenu_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
 {
     AwsConfiguration config = new AwsConfiguration();
     config.dashboard = this;
     config.ShowDialog();
 }