Thanks for the input!

However, I downloaded the qt wallet from the link the description page and it only had one file "hope-qt.exe". I don't see a "hope.conf" file but I can create one if needed. Once I have that created, how does my hope-qt.exe program access it or does the "hope.conf" come into the picture?

I know this is probably annoying as heck to answer these questions but I greatly appreciate any help.