''Gallery has not been configured'' error after updating?!!

The following information is required to get an answer:
Get this information from the PHP diagnostic (in the configuration wizard).
Gallery URL (optional but very useful): hidden
Gallery version: 1.5-RC2
Apache version: 1.3.33
PHP version (don't just say PHP 4, please): 4.4.1
Graphics Toolkit: ImageMagick
Operating system: Windows Vista
Web browser/version (if applicable): IE 7.0.6000

Hi

I just went through the configuration wizard to update the gallery. Specifically, I changed the amount of albums viewable on the main gallery page from 10 to 20 and changed the gallery layout per album from 3x3 to 3x4.I also changed the thumbnail size from 150 to 175 and then the re-sized image form 640 to 700. Nothing else.

When prompted, I chmod'ed the .htaccess and config.php file to 777 as requested. The configuration successfully updated and when I checked the gallery, the changes were made as I planned. When I moved out of the gallery and then went back in, I received the following message:

Gallery has not been configured!

Gallery must be configured before you can use it.

1. Create an empty file .htaccess and an empty file config.php
2. Create an albums folder for your pictures and movies.
Make sure that both files and the folder are read and writeable for your webserver !

Before I attempt to go through the configuation again, is there an easy fix to get the gallery back? All images and albums are still accessible via ftp.

Thanks in advance for any help!

Scott