Dim tConfig As Configuration.Configuration
    tConfig = Configuration.ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration( _
      Configuration.ConfigurationUserLevel.PerUserRoamingAndLocal)
 
    Try
 
      file = New System.IO.FileStream(tConfig.FilePath.Replace("user.config", _
        "") & "Hardware.config", IO.FileMode.Open)
      Dim serializer As New System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer(GetType(List( _
      Of HardwareInterface.clsTreiberKonfiguration)))
      tObjReturn = CType(serializer.Deserialize(file), List(Of _
      HardwareInterface.clsTreiberKonfiguration))
 
    Catch ioex As System.IO.FileLoadException