Mine

private void LoadConfig()
        {
            XPathDocument document;
            XPathNavigator navigator;
            FileStream stream;
            XPathNodeIterator nodes;

            try
            {
                //stream = new FileStream(Path.Combine(applicationDirectory, "Config.xml"), FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
                stream = new FileStream(Consts.Configuration, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
            }
            catch (FileNotFoundException)
            {
                Debugger.Error("The configuration XML file could not be found.");
                return;
            }

            document = new XPathDocument(stream);

            navigator = document.CreateNavigator();

            nodes = navigator.Select("/config/startup");

            if (nodes.MoveNext())
            {
                navigator = nodes.Current;

                for (nodes = navigator.SelectChildren("module", navigator.NamespaceURI); nodes.MoveNext(); )
                {
                    navigator = nodes.Current;

                    string name;

                    name = navigator.GetAttribute("name", navigator.NamespaceURI);

                    startupModules.Add(name);
                }
            }

            nodes = navigator.Select("/config/paths/directory");

            if (nodes.MoveNext())
            {
                navigator = nodes.Current;

                applicationDirectory = navigator.GetAttribute("path", navigator.NamespaceURI);
            }

            nodes = navigator.Select("/config/paths/modules");

            if (nodes.MoveNext())
            {
                navigator = nodes.Current;

                modulesDirectory = navigator.GetAttribute("path", navigator.NamespaceURI);
            }

            nodes = navigator.Select("/config/paths/temp");

            if (nodes.MoveNext())
            {
                navigator = nodes.Current;

                temporaryDirectory = navigator.GetAttribute("path", navigator.NamespaceURI);
            }

            nodes = navigator.Select("/config/strings/quit");

            if (nodes.MoveNext())
            {
                navigator = nodes.Current;

                defaultQuit = navigator.GetAttribute("message", navigator.NamespaceURI);
            }
        }