Error parsing web.config file   

When I specify an end tag for the clear element of namespaces in my 
web.config file, the parser error "Unrecognized element 'add'" is reported.  

...
<pages>
  <namespaces>
    <clear></clear>
    <add namespace="System"/>
...

When the same element is specified using the empty element tag syntax, it 
works.

...
<pages>
  <namespaces>
    <clear/>
    <add namespace="System"/>
...

InstallSheidl/MSI is creating the XML file, and I therefore have no control 
over the format details.  Is this a known problem?  How can I work around it, 
short of generating the XML file myself?

Thanks

date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 15:10:04 -0700   author:   Dana