Cannot create XmlPullParser (forge 1.5.40) error

[demeitri1]

i get this error when forge loads and reaches "opening main window"

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Forge Version:    1.5.40-r-1
Operating System: Windows 8 6.2 x86
Java Version:     1.8.0_51 Oracle Corporation

com.thoughtworks.xstream.io.StreamException: Cannot create XmlPullParser
   at com.thoughtworks.xstream.io.xml.AbstractXppDriver.createReader(AbstractXppDriver.java:56)
   at com.thoughtworks.xstream.XStream.fromXML(XStream.java:1040)
   at com.thoughtworks.xstream.XStream.fromXML(XStream.java:1031)
   at forge.quest.bazaar.QuestBazaarManager.load(QuestBazaarManager.java:82)
   at forge.quest.bazaar.QuestBazaarManager.getStallNames(QuestBazaarManager.java:191)
   at forge.screens.bazaar.VBazaarUI.populateStalls(VBazaarUI.java:42)
   at forge.screens.bazaar.CBazaarUI.initBazaar(CBazaarUI.java:26)
   at forge.screens.bazaar.VBazaarUI.instantiate(VBazaarUI.java:103)
   at forge.view.FView.cacheUIStates(FView.java:397)
   at forge.view.FView.initialize(FView.java:138)
   at forge.control.FControl$3.run(FControl.java:249)
   at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(Unknown Source)
   at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
   at java.awt.EventQueue.access$500(Unknown Source)
   at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
   at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
   at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
   at java.security.ProtectionDomain$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
   at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
   at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)
   at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)
   at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
   at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
   at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
   at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)


may i plz hav some assistance