/// <summary>
		/// Writes a configuration using the specified encryption engine to the specified path
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="encryptionEngine">The encryption engine to use while writing the configuration, null if no encryption is desired</param>
		/// <param name="configuration">The confiruration to write</param>
		/// <param name="path">The path to write it to</param>
		/// <returns></returns>
		public static bool WriteConfiguration(FileEncryptionEngine encryptionEngine, XmlConfiguration configuration, string path)
		{	
			Stream stream = null;
			ConfigurationEngine.ResetLastException();
			try
			{
				if (configuration != null)
				{
					if (configuration.HasUnpersistedChanges())
					{
						configuration.AcceptChanges();						
						stream = (encryptionEngine != null ? encryptionEngine.CreateEncryptorStream(path) : new FileStream(path, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write, FileShare.None));
						XmlConfigurationWriter writer = new XmlConfigurationWriter();				
						writer.Write(configuration, stream, false);	
						configuration.SetHasUnpersistedChanges(false);
					}
					return true;			
				}
			}
			catch(System.Exception systemException)
			{
				System.Diagnostics.Trace.WriteLine(systemException);
				_lastException = systemException;
			}
			finally
			{
				try 
				{
					if (stream != null) stream.Close();
				}
				catch { }
			}
			return false;
		}
        /// <summary>
        /// Reads a configuration using the specified encryption engine from the specified path
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="encryptionEngine">The encryption engine to use while reading the configuration, null if no decryption is desired</param>
        /// <param name="configuration">The configuration to be read into</param>
        /// <param name="path">The path to be read from</param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public static bool ReadConfiguration(FileEncryptionEngine encryptionEngine, out XmlConfiguration configuration, string path)
        {
            Stream stream = null;

            ConfigurationEngine.ResetLastException();
            try
            {
                configuration = new XmlConfiguration();
                stream        = (encryptionEngine != null ? encryptionEngine.CreateDecryptorStream(path) : new FileStream(path, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.None));
                XmlConfigurationReader reader = new XmlConfigurationReader();
                configuration      = reader.Read(stream);
                configuration.Path = path;
                configuration.SetHasUnpersistedChanges(false);

                return(true);
            }
            catch (System.Exception systemException)
            {
                System.Diagnostics.Trace.WriteLine(systemException);
                _lastException = systemException;
            }
            finally
            {
                try
                {
                    if (stream != null)
                    {
                        stream.Close();
                    }
                }
                catch { }
            }
            configuration = null;
            return(false);
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// Writes a configuration using the specified encryption engine to the specified path
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="encryptionEngine">The encryption engine to use while writing the configuration, null if no encryption is desired</param>
        /// <param name="configuration">The confiruration to write</param>
        /// <param name="path">The path to write it to</param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public static bool WriteConfiguration(FileEncryptionEngine encryptionEngine, XmlConfiguration configuration, string path)
        {
            Stream stream = null;

            ConfigurationEngine.ResetLastException();
            try
            {
                if (configuration != null)
                {
                    if (configuration.HasUnpersistedChanges())
                    {
                        configuration.AcceptChanges();
                        stream = (encryptionEngine != null ? encryptionEngine.CreateEncryptorStream(path) : new FileStream(path, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write, FileShare.None));
                        XmlConfigurationWriter writer = new XmlConfigurationWriter();
                        writer.Write(configuration, stream, false);
                        configuration.SetHasUnpersistedChanges(false);
                    }
                    return(true);
                }
            }
            catch (System.Exception systemException)
            {
                System.Diagnostics.Trace.WriteLine(systemException);
                _lastException = systemException;
            }
            finally
            {
                try
                {
                    if (stream != null)
                    {
                        stream.Close();
                    }
                }
                catch { }
            }
            return(false);
        }
		/// <summary>
		/// Reads or creates an XmlConfiguration from a name, path, and/or a handler function to provide structure to a new configuration.
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="name">The name that will be given to the configuration</param>
		/// <param name="path">The path to the file where the configuration is stored</param>
		/// <param name="configuration">The configuration that will be returned after creation or reading has finished</param>
		/// <param name="encryptionEngine">The encryption engine to use when reading the file</param>
		/// <param name="handler">The event handler to call if structure is needed for a new configuration</param>
		/// <returns>True if a configuration was created or read</returns>
		public static bool ReadOrCreateConfiguration(
			bool verbose,
			string name,
			string path, 
			out XmlConfiguration configuration, 
			FileEncryptionEngine encryptionEngine, 
			XmlConfigurationEventHandler handler)
		{
			configuration = null;

			Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Checking to see if the path '" + path + "' exists.");

			/// if the file exists, we need to try and read it
			if (System.IO.File.Exists(path))
			{	
				Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': The path '" + path + "' exists.");

				try
				{
					/// but first see if we have permissions to read it
					using(SecurityAccessRight right = new SecurityAccessRight(path))
					{
						Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Checking to see if the path '" + path + "' has read access.");

						/// if we don't have rights to the file
						if (!right.AssertReadAccess())
						{
							Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': The path '" + path + "' does not have write access.");
							Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Prompting for user intervention for the path '" + path + "'.");

							/// prompt to see what we should do about this
							DialogResult result = ExceptionEngine.DisplayException(
								null,
								"Read access denied - Unable to read from file",
								MessageBoxIcon.Error,
								MessageBoxButtons.AbortRetryIgnore,
								null,
								"Read access has been denied for the '" + name + "'.",
								"Ignoring this exception will result in a default set of options to be loaded in the '" + name + "' for this application instance.",					
								"If the file has write access enabled, it will be overwritten with the loaded options when the application exits.",					
								"WARNING: Aborting this operation will exit the application!");

							switch(result)
							{							
							case DialogResult.Abort:	
								Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Aborting attempt to read from the path '" + path + "' because of user intervention.");
								return false;					

							case DialogResult.Retry:
								Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Retrying attempt to read from the path '" + path + "' because of user intervention.");
								return ConfigurationEngine.ReadOrCreateConfiguration(verbose, name, path, out configuration, encryptionEngine, handler);					

							case DialogResult.Ignore:
								Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Ignoring attempt to read from the path '" + path + "' because of user intervention.");
								return true;
								//break;					
							};												
						}
						else
						{
							Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': The path '" + path + "' has read access, preparing to read the configuration.");

							/// rights to read the file
							/// ask the configuration engine to read our configuration file for us into our configuration 
							if (!ConfigurationEngine.ReadConfiguration(encryptionEngine, out configuration, path))
							{
								Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Failed to read the configuration, throwing last exception from the ConfigurationEngine.");
								throw ConfigurationEngine.LastException;
							}

							/// let the configuration know where it lives							
							//							configuration.Path = path;

							/// ensure that the configuration has no changes visible
							if (configuration != null)
							{
								Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Succeeded in reading the configuration, accepting changes .");
								configuration.AcceptChanges();
							}

							return true;
						}
					}
				}
				catch(System.Exception systemException)
				{
					Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': An unexpected exception was encountered while reading the configuration, dumping exception.");
					System.Diagnostics.Trace.WriteLine(systemException);
					Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Prompting for user intervention for the path '" + path + "'.");

					/// failed for some reason reading the file
					/// prompt to see what we should do about this
					DialogResult result = ExceptionEngine.DisplayException(
						null,					
						"Exception encountered - Unable to read from file",
						MessageBoxIcon.Error,
						MessageBoxButtons.AbortRetryIgnore,
						systemException,
						"An exception was encountered while trying to read '" + name + "'.",
						"Ignoring this exception will result in a default set of options to be loaded in the '" + name + "' for this application instance.",					
						"If the file has write access enabled, it will be overwritten with the loaded options when the application exits.",					
						"WARNING: Aborting this operation will exit the application!");

					switch(result)
					{							
					case DialogResult.Abort:	
						Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Aborting attempt to read from the path '" + path + "' because of user intervention.");
						return false;					

					case DialogResult.Retry:
						Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Retrying attempt to read from the path '" + path + "' because of user intervention.");
						return ConfigurationEngine.ReadOrCreateConfiguration(verbose, name, path, out configuration, encryptionEngine, handler);					

					case DialogResult.Ignore:
						Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Ignoring attempt to read from the path '" + path + "' because of user intervention.");
						break;			
					};
				}				
			}
			else
			{
				Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': The path '" + path + "' does not exist.");
			}

			/// if for some reason the configuration hasn't been loaded yet
			if (configuration == null)
			{
				Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Creating new configuration named '" + name + "'.");
				configuration = new XmlConfiguration();
				configuration.ElementName = name;

				Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Checking for formatting callback for the configuration named '" + name + "'.");

				if (handler != null)
				{
					Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Formatting callback found for the configuration named '" + name + "', calling formatting callback to apply structure to the configuration.");
					try
					{
						XmlConfigurationEventArgs e = new XmlConfigurationEventArgs(configuration, XmlConfigurationElementActions.None);
						handler(null, e);
						configuration = e.Element;
					}
					catch(System.Exception systemException)
					{
						Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': An unexpected exception was encountered while reading the configuration named '" + name + "', dumping exception.");
						System.Diagnostics.Trace.WriteLine(systemException);
					}
				}
			}
									
			Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Setting the path for the configuration named '" + name + "' and accepting changes to the configuration.");

			/// let the configuration know where it lives
			configuration.Path = path;

			/// ensure that the configuration has no changes visible
			configuration.AcceptChanges();

			return true;
		}
		/// <summary>
		/// Writes a configuration to a path using the specified encryption engine. Takes windows security into account and checks for write access before trying to write to the path.
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="path"></param>
		/// <param name="configuration"></param>
		/// <param name="encryptionEngine"></param>
		/// <returns></returns>
		public static bool WriteConfiguration(bool verbose, string path, XmlConfiguration configuration, FileEncryptionEngine encryptionEngine)
		{
			try
			{								
				Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Checking to see if the path '" + path + "' exists.");
				
				/// if the file exists, we need to try and read it
				if (System.IO.File.Exists(path))
				{
					Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': The path '" + path + "' exists.");

					/// but first see if we have permissions to read it
					using(SecurityAccessRight right = new SecurityAccessRight(path))
					{
						Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Checking to see if the path '" + path + "' has write access.");

						/// if we don't have rights to the file						
						if (!right.AssertWriteAccess())
						{
							Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': The path '" + path + "' does not have write access.");
							Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Prompting for user intervention for the path '" + path + "'.");

							if (verbose)
							{
								/// prompt to see what we should do about this
								DialogResult result = ExceptionEngine.DisplayException(
									null,
									"Write access denied - Unable to write to file",
									MessageBoxIcon.Error,
									MessageBoxButtons.AbortRetryIgnore,
									null,
									"Write access has been denied for the file '" + path + "'.",
									"Ignoring this exception may result in a loss of data if any options in this file were changed.");

								switch(result)
								{							
								case DialogResult.Abort:
									Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Aborting attempt to write to the path '" + path + "' because of user intervention.");
									return false;					

								case DialogResult.Retry:
									Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Retrying attempt to write to the path '" + path + "' because of user intervention.");
									return ConfigurationEngine.WriteConfiguration(verbose, path, configuration, encryptionEngine);					

								case DialogResult.Ignore:
									Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Ignoring attempt to write to the path '" + path + "' because of user intervention.");
									return true;
									//break;					
								};												
							}
							else
							{
								/// it failed, but we're not in verbose mode so who cares?
								return true;
							}
						}
						else
						{
							Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': The path '" + path + "' has write access, preparing to write the configuration.");

							/// rights to write to the file
							/// ask the configuration engine to write our configuration file for us into our configuration 
							if (!ConfigurationEngine.WriteConfiguration(encryptionEngine, configuration, path))
							{
								Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Failed to write the configuration, throwing last exception from the ConfigurationEngine.");
								throw ConfigurationEngine.LastException;
							}
														
							/// ensure that the configuration has no changes visible
							if (configuration != null)
							{
								Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Succeeded in writing the configuration, accepting changes .");
								configuration.AcceptChanges();
							}

							return true;
						}
					}
				}
				else
				{
					Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': The path '" + path + "' does not exist, preparing to write the configuration for the first time.");
					
					/// ask the configuration engine to write our configuration file for us into our configuration 
					if (!ConfigurationEngine.WriteConfiguration(encryptionEngine, configuration, path))
					{
						Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Failed to write the configuration, throwing last exception from the ConfigurationEngine.");
						throw ConfigurationEngine.LastException;
					}

					/// ensure that the configuration has no changes visible
					if (configuration != null)
					{
						Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Succeeded in writing the configuration, accepting changes .");
						configuration.AcceptChanges();
					}

					return true;
				}
			}
			catch(System.Exception systemException)
			{
				Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': An unexpected exception was encountered while writing the configuration, dumping exception.");
				System.Diagnostics.Trace.WriteLine(systemException);
				Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Prompting for user intervention for the path '" + path + "'.");

				if (verbose)
				{
					/// failed for some reason writing the file
					/// prompt to see what we should do about this
					DialogResult result = ExceptionEngine.DisplayException(
						null,					
						"Exception encountered - Unable to write to file",
						MessageBoxIcon.Error,
						MessageBoxButtons.AbortRetryIgnore,
						systemException,
						"An exception was encountered while trying to write to the file '" + path + "'.",
						"Ignoring this exception may result in a loss of data if any options in this file were changed");							

					switch(result)
					{							
					case DialogResult.Abort:	
						Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Aborting attempt to write to the path '" + path + "' because of user intervention.");
						return false;					

					case DialogResult.Retry:
						Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Retrying attempt to write to the path '" + path + "' because of user intervention.");
						return ConfigurationEngine.WriteConfiguration(verbose, path, configuration, encryptionEngine);					

					case DialogResult.Ignore:
						Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Ignoring attempt to write to the path '" + path + "' because of user intervention.");
						return true;			
					};
				}
			}				
			return true;
		}
		/// <summary>
		/// Reads a configuration using the specified encryption engine from the specified path
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="encryptionEngine">The encryption engine to use while reading the configuration, null if no decryption is desired</param>
		/// <param name="configuration">The configuration to be read into</param>
		/// <param name="path">The path to be read from</param>
		/// <returns></returns>
		public static bool ReadConfiguration(FileEncryptionEngine encryptionEngine, out XmlConfiguration configuration, string path)
		{
			Stream stream = null;
			ConfigurationEngine.ResetLastException();
			try
			{
				configuration = new XmlConfiguration();		
				stream = (encryptionEngine != null ? encryptionEngine.CreateDecryptorStream(path) : new FileStream(path, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read , FileShare.None));
				XmlConfigurationReader reader = new XmlConfigurationReader();
				configuration = reader.Read(stream);		
				configuration.Path = path;
				configuration.SetHasUnpersistedChanges(false);

				return true;	
			}
			catch(System.Exception systemException)
			{
				System.Diagnostics.Trace.WriteLine(systemException);
				_lastException = systemException;
			}
			finally
			{
				try 
				{
					if (stream != null) stream.Close();
				}
				catch { }
			}
			configuration = null;
			return false;
		}
        /// <summary>
        /// Reads or creates an XmlConfiguration from a name, path, and/or a handler function to provide structure to a new configuration.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="name">The name that will be given to the configuration</param>
        /// <param name="path">The path to the file where the configuration is stored</param>
        /// <param name="configuration">The configuration that will be returned after creation or reading has finished</param>
        /// <param name="encryptionEngine">The encryption engine to use when reading the file</param>
        /// <param name="handler">The event handler to call if structure is needed for a new configuration</param>
        /// <returns>True if a configuration was created or read</returns>
        public static bool ReadOrCreateConfiguration(
            bool verbose,
            string name,
            string path,
            out XmlConfiguration configuration,
            FileEncryptionEngine encryptionEngine,
            XmlConfigurationEventHandler handler)
        {
            configuration = null;

            Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Checking to see if the path '" + path + "' exists.");

            /// if the file exists, we need to try and read it
            if (System.IO.File.Exists(path))
            {
                Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': The path '" + path + "' exists.");

                try
                {
                    /// but first see if we have permissions to read it
                    using (SecurityAccessRight right = new SecurityAccessRight(path))
                    {
                        Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Checking to see if the path '" + path + "' has read access.");

                        /// if we don't have rights to the file
                        if (!right.AssertReadAccess())
                        {
                            Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': The path '" + path + "' does not have write access.");
                            Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Prompting for user intervention for the path '" + path + "'.");

                            /// prompt to see what we should do about this
                            DialogResult result = ExceptionEngine.DisplayException(
                                null,
                                "Read access denied - Unable to read from file",
                                MessageBoxIcon.Error,
                                MessageBoxButtons.AbortRetryIgnore,
                                null,
                                "Read access has been denied for the '" + name + "'.",
                                "Ignoring this exception will result in a default set of options to be loaded in the '" + name + "' for this application instance.",
                                "If the file has write access enabled, it will be overwritten with the loaded options when the application exits.",
                                "WARNING: Aborting this operation will exit the application!");

                            switch (result)
                            {
                            case DialogResult.Abort:
                                Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Aborting attempt to read from the path '" + path + "' because of user intervention.");
                                return(false);

                            case DialogResult.Retry:
                                Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Retrying attempt to read from the path '" + path + "' because of user intervention.");
                                return(ConfigurationEngine.ReadOrCreateConfiguration(verbose, name, path, out configuration, encryptionEngine, handler));

                            case DialogResult.Ignore:
                                Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Ignoring attempt to read from the path '" + path + "' because of user intervention.");
                                return(true);
                                //break;
                            }
                            ;
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': The path '" + path + "' has read access, preparing to read the configuration.");

                            /// rights to read the file
                            /// ask the configuration engine to read our configuration file for us into our configuration
                            if (!ConfigurationEngine.ReadConfiguration(encryptionEngine, out configuration, path))
                            {
                                Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Failed to read the configuration, throwing last exception from the ConfigurationEngine.");
                                throw ConfigurationEngine.LastException;
                            }

                            /// let the configuration know where it lives
                            //							configuration.Path = path;

                            /// ensure that the configuration has no changes visible
                            if (configuration != null)
                            {
                                Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Succeeded in reading the configuration, accepting changes .");
                                configuration.AcceptChanges();
                            }

                            return(true);
                        }
                    }
                }
                catch (System.Exception systemException)
                {
                    Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': An unexpected exception was encountered while reading the configuration, dumping exception.");
                    System.Diagnostics.Trace.WriteLine(systemException);
                    Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Prompting for user intervention for the path '" + path + "'.");

                    /// failed for some reason reading the file
                    /// prompt to see what we should do about this
                    DialogResult result = ExceptionEngine.DisplayException(
                        null,
                        "Exception encountered - Unable to read from file",
                        MessageBoxIcon.Error,
                        MessageBoxButtons.AbortRetryIgnore,
                        systemException,
                        "An exception was encountered while trying to read '" + name + "'.",
                        "Ignoring this exception will result in a default set of options to be loaded in the '" + name + "' for this application instance.",
                        "If the file has write access enabled, it will be overwritten with the loaded options when the application exits.",
                        "WARNING: Aborting this operation will exit the application!");

                    switch (result)
                    {
                    case DialogResult.Abort:
                        Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Aborting attempt to read from the path '" + path + "' because of user intervention.");
                        return(false);

                    case DialogResult.Retry:
                        Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Retrying attempt to read from the path '" + path + "' because of user intervention.");
                        return(ConfigurationEngine.ReadOrCreateConfiguration(verbose, name, path, out configuration, encryptionEngine, handler));

                    case DialogResult.Ignore:
                        Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Ignoring attempt to read from the path '" + path + "' because of user intervention.");
                        break;
                    }
                    ;
                }
            }
            else
            {
                Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': The path '" + path + "' does not exist.");
            }

            /// if for some reason the configuration hasn't been loaded yet
            if (configuration == null)
            {
                Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Creating new configuration named '" + name + "'.");
                configuration             = new XmlConfiguration();
                configuration.ElementName = name;

                Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Checking for formatting callback for the configuration named '" + name + "'.");

                if (handler != null)
                {
                    Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Formatting callback found for the configuration named '" + name + "', calling formatting callback to apply structure to the configuration.");
                    try
                    {
                        XmlConfigurationEventArgs e = new XmlConfigurationEventArgs(configuration, XmlConfigurationElementActions.None);
                        handler(null, e);
                        configuration = e.Element;
                    }
                    catch (System.Exception systemException)
                    {
                        Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': An unexpected exception was encountered while reading the configuration named '" + name + "', dumping exception.");
                        System.Diagnostics.Trace.WriteLine(systemException);
                    }
                }
            }

            Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Setting the path for the configuration named '" + name + "' and accepting changes to the configuration.");

            /// let the configuration know where it lives
            configuration.Path = path;

            /// ensure that the configuration has no changes visible
            configuration.AcceptChanges();

            return(true);
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// Writes a configuration to a path using the specified encryption engine. Takes windows security into account and checks for write access before trying to write to the path.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="path"></param>
        /// <param name="configuration"></param>
        /// <param name="encryptionEngine"></param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public static bool WriteConfiguration(bool verbose, string path, XmlConfiguration configuration, FileEncryptionEngine encryptionEngine)
        {
            try
            {
                Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Checking to see if the path '" + path + "' exists.");

                /// if the file exists, we need to try and read it
                if (System.IO.File.Exists(path))
                {
                    Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': The path '" + path + "' exists.");

                    /// but first see if we have permissions to read it
                    using (SecurityAccessRight right = new SecurityAccessRight(path))
                    {
                        Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Checking to see if the path '" + path + "' has write access.");

                        /// if we don't have rights to the file
                        if (!right.AssertWriteAccess())
                        {
                            Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': The path '" + path + "' does not have write access.");
                            Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Prompting for user intervention for the path '" + path + "'.");

                            if (verbose)
                            {
                                /// prompt to see what we should do about this
                                DialogResult result = ExceptionEngine.DisplayException(
                                    null,
                                    "Write access denied - Unable to write to file",
                                    MessageBoxIcon.Error,
                                    MessageBoxButtons.AbortRetryIgnore,
                                    null,
                                    "Write access has been denied for the file '" + path + "'.",
                                    "Ignoring this exception may result in a loss of data if any options in this file were changed.");

                                switch (result)
                                {
                                case DialogResult.Abort:
                                    Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Aborting attempt to write to the path '" + path + "' because of user intervention.");
                                    return(false);

                                case DialogResult.Retry:
                                    Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Retrying attempt to write to the path '" + path + "' because of user intervention.");
                                    return(ConfigurationEngine.WriteConfiguration(verbose, path, configuration, encryptionEngine));

                                case DialogResult.Ignore:
                                    Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Ignoring attempt to write to the path '" + path + "' because of user intervention.");
                                    return(true);
                                    //break;
                                }
                                ;
                            }
                            else
                            {
                                /// it failed, but we're not in verbose mode so who cares?
                                return(true);
                            }
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': The path '" + path + "' has write access, preparing to write the configuration.");

                            /// rights to write to the file
                            /// ask the configuration engine to write our configuration file for us into our configuration
                            if (!ConfigurationEngine.WriteConfiguration(encryptionEngine, configuration, path))
                            {
                                Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Failed to write the configuration, throwing last exception from the ConfigurationEngine.");
                                throw ConfigurationEngine.LastException;
                            }

                            /// ensure that the configuration has no changes visible
                            if (configuration != null)
                            {
                                Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Succeeded in writing the configuration, accepting changes .");
                                configuration.AcceptChanges();
                            }

                            return(true);
                        }
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': The path '" + path + "' does not exist, preparing to write the configuration for the first time.");

                    /// ask the configuration engine to write our configuration file for us into our configuration
                    if (!ConfigurationEngine.WriteConfiguration(encryptionEngine, configuration, path))
                    {
                        Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Failed to write the configuration, throwing last exception from the ConfigurationEngine.");
                        throw ConfigurationEngine.LastException;
                    }

                    /// ensure that the configuration has no changes visible
                    if (configuration != null)
                    {
                        Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Succeeded in writing the configuration, accepting changes .");
                        configuration.AcceptChanges();
                    }

                    return(true);
                }
            }
            catch (System.Exception systemException)
            {
                Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': An unexpected exception was encountered while writing the configuration, dumping exception.");
                System.Diagnostics.Trace.WriteLine(systemException);
                Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Prompting for user intervention for the path '" + path + "'.");

                if (verbose)
                {
                    /// failed for some reason writing the file
                    /// prompt to see what we should do about this
                    DialogResult result = ExceptionEngine.DisplayException(
                        null,
                        "Exception encountered - Unable to write to file",
                        MessageBoxIcon.Error,
                        MessageBoxButtons.AbortRetryIgnore,
                        systemException,
                        "An exception was encountered while trying to write to the file '" + path + "'.",
                        "Ignoring this exception may result in a loss of data if any options in this file were changed");

                    switch (result)
                    {
                    case DialogResult.Abort:
                        Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Aborting attempt to write to the path '" + path + "' because of user intervention.");
                        return(false);

                    case DialogResult.Retry:
                        Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Retrying attempt to write to the path '" + path + "' because of user intervention.");
                        return(ConfigurationEngine.WriteConfiguration(verbose, path, configuration, encryptionEngine));

                    case DialogResult.Ignore:
                        Trace.WriteLineIf(verbose, "'Configuration Engine': Ignoring attempt to write to the path '" + path + "' because of user intervention.");
                        return(true);
                    }
                    ;
                }
            }
            return(true);
        }