Just to add to what @CardinalSims said,
NEVER mod the game bin packages! You must reinstall the game to fix anything you might mess up, if you cannot remember what to return the numbers to. As he says, export that xml, ITUN, or whatever you are modding to a new package, and make changes there. When you place your new package in the Packages folder, it will override the game file. That is basics of tuning mods.
Shiny, happy people make me puke!