i rebooted and the wallet no longer gives errors.
too late now
[5/14/2014 1:13:38 AM] MM5-MSI reported network difficulty is now 68.92.
[5/14/2014 1:14:02 AM] MM5-MSI reported network difficulty is now 71.29.
[5/14/2014 1:15:39 AM] MM5-MSI reported network difficulty is now 72.38.
[5/14/2014 1:16:15 AM] MM5-MSI reported network difficulty is now 81.13.
[5/14/2014 1:16:28 AM] MM5-MSI reported network difficulty is now 85.66.
[5/14/2014 1:17:40 AM] MM5-MSI reported network difficulty is now 83.85.
[5/14/2014 1:18:16 AM] MM5-MSI reported network difficulty is now 91.18.
[5/14/2014 1:18:22 AM] MM5-MSI reported network difficulty is now 96.28.
[5/14/2014 1:18:34 AM] MM5-MSI reported network difficulty is now 108.64.
[5/14/2014 1:18:52 AM] MM5-MSI reported network difficulty is now 118.39.
[5/14/2014 1:19:40 AM] MM5-MSI reported network difficulty is now 132.92.