Writing and Retrieving Configuration from an XML Document in C#

[J-S]

Hi,

I'm a student and new to the .net framework. What is the best way to save
configuration properties (not user specific) for a C# application? I read a
few messages talking about using XML to save properties. I read about using
app.config, but it seems you have to manually edit the file in order to
change its values, and I don't want those values hard coded. I'm trying to
avoid the registry. In my reading I have concluded that using an XML file
would have more advantages over using the registry, .ini or .dat file.

In my application I have a few textboxes, and every time this application is
opened I would like it to remember what the last user wrote. How can I
implement this using XML? Are there any good and simple examples about
creating an XML document and then reading/writing to it in C#?

Thanks a lot,

J-S.