Thanks Bryan,
just wondering, why are you swapping the panel.cfg?
This may actually lead to problems. If I install some gauge (e.g. XGauge from ActiveSky) and then FS2Crew it leaves backed up panel.cfg with reference to XGauge. When I later (for whatever reason) uninstall ActiveSky first and then FS2Crew, I have panel.cfg with reference to non-existent XGauge which for sure will lead to problems.
Wouldn't it be more secure to edit the file directly? It's just simple text file with well-known format.
Regards, Cyril.