seems though the custom approval section was deleted fro mthe database somehow
i ran this query
INSERT INTO configuration (configuration_title, configuration_key, configuration_value, configuration_description, configuration_group_id, sort_order, set_function, date_added) VALUES ('Customer Approval Status - Authorization Pending', 'CUSTOMERS_APPROVAL_AUTHORIZATION', '0', 'Customer must be Authorized to shop<br />0= Not required<br />1= Must be Authorized to Browse<br />2= May browse but no prices unless Authorized<br />3= Customer May Browse and May see Prices but Must be Authorized to Buy<br /><br />It is recommended that Option 2 or 3 be used for the purposes of Spiders', '5', '65', 'zen_cfg_select_option(array('0', '1', '2', '3'), ', now());
INSERT INTO configuration (configuration_title, configuration_key, configuration_value, configuration_description, configuration_group_id, sort_order, set_function, date_added, use_function) VALUES ('Customer Authorization: filename', 'CUSTOMERS_AUTHORIZATION_FILENAME', 'customers_authorization', 'Customer Authorization filename<br />Note: Do not include the extension<br />Default=customers_authorization', '5', '66', '', now(), NULL);
INSERT INTO configuration (configuration_title, configuration_key, configuration_value, configuration_description, configuration_group_id, sort_order, set_function, date_added, use_function) VALUES ('Customer Authorization: Hide Header', 'CUSTOMERS_AUTHORIZATION_HEADER_OFF', 'false', 'Customer Authorization: Hide Header <br />(true=hide false=show)', '5', '67', 'zen_cfg_select_option(array('true', 'false'), ', now(), NULL);
INSERT INTO configuration (configuration_title, configuration_key, configuration_value, configuration_description, configuration_group_id, sort_order, set_function, date_added, use_function) VALUES ('Customer Authorization: Hide Column Left', 'CUSTOMERS_AUTHORIZATION_COLUMN_LEFT_OFF', 'false', 'Customer Authorization: Hide Column Left <br />(true=hide false=show)', '5', '68', 'zen_cfg_select_option(array('true', 'false'), ', now(), NULL);
INSERT INTO configuration (configuration_title, configuration_key, configuration_value, configuration_description, configuration_group_id, sort_order, set_function, date_added, use_function) VALUES ('Customer Authorization: Hide Column Right', 'CUSTOMERS_AUTHORIZATION_COLUMN_RIGHT_OFF', 'false', 'Customer Authorization: Hide Column Right <br />(true=hide false=show)', '5', '69', 'zen_cfg_select_option(array('true', 'false'), ', now(), NULL);
INSERT INTO configuration (configuration_title, configuration_key, configuration_value, configuration_description, configuration_group_id, sort_order, set_function, date_added, use_function) VALUES ('Customer Authorization: Hide Footer', 'CUSTOMERS_AUTHORIZATION_FOOTER_OFF', 'false', 'Customer Authorization: Hide Footer <br />(true=hide false=show)', '5', '70', 'zen_cfg_select_option(array('true', 'false'), ', now(), NULL);
INSERT INTO configuration (configuration_title, configuration_key, configuration_value, configuration_description, configuration_group_id, sort_order, set_function, date_added, use_function) VALUES ('Customer Authorization: Hide Prices', 'CUSTOMERS_AUTHORIZATION_PRICES_OFF', 'false', 'Customer Authorization: Hide Prices <br />(true=hide false=show)', '5', '71', 'zen_cfg_select_option(array('true', 'false'), ', now(), NULL);
and its working again.. weird
Thanks