Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/Preferences.java
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--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/Preferences.java	(revision 4554)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/Preferences.java	(revision 4555)
@@ -76,5 +76,5 @@
 
     /* NOTE: FIXME: Remove when saving XML enabled */
-    private boolean loadedXML = false;
+    private boolean loadedXML = true;
 
     public interface PreferenceChangeEvent{
@@ -457,6 +457,6 @@
             if(v == '<') {
                 fromXML(in);
-                loadedXML = true;
             } else {
+                loadedXML = false;
                 int lineNumber = 0;
                 ArrayList<Integer> errLines = new ArrayList<Integer>();