Success!! Finally!
Tried many tools for the res/menu fix for the E4. (V1.21.0 1.1L)
Ftool, TIConfig, etc.
None worked ..always in a boot loops or CRC error (and quite frankly, scared me..thought I 'd bricked it...several times).
I must say I was using win7/64, so there may have been an issue with that (Microsoft anal security with command/terminal ..unless in admin mode)
Used Filezilla (yes, I know .."I told you so!") backed up the FlashFS and FlashBFS directories.
Copied the factory conf.cfc ( from the Flash FS/system/appcore.d/config.d directory) to a separate directory (for backup/safety).
Copied the factory conf.cfc to my old XP laptop, then ran "cfc_generator" {stefbeer} & ran it..what a breeze!
Renamed the newly created file (conf_new.cfc) to conf.cfc moved it back to the Win7 machine/Filezilla then uploaded it ..and success!
Again,... there may be issues with some of the apps with win7/64?? Just sayin'...
Thanks again stefbeer!!
I owe you a beer or 2!