diff --git a/ser/XmlFormatter2.cs b/ser/XmlFormatter2.cs
index 7f27587..b9f13a1 100644
--- a/ser/XmlFormatter2.cs
+++ b/ser/XmlFormatter2.cs
@@ -648,14 +648,14 @@ namespace lib
 
 					XmlElement childElem = getNamedChild( allChildren, name );
 
+					var setMethod = childPi.GetSetMethod();
+
 					if( childElem != null )
 					{
 						object existingObj = childPi.GetValue( obj );
 
 						object childObj = Deserialize( childElem, childPi, childPi.PropertyType, existingObj );
 
-						var setMethod = childPi.GetSetMethod();
-
 						if( setMethod != null )
 						{
 							//Object o = Activator.CreateInstance( setMethod.ReflectedType );
@@ -667,7 +667,24 @@ namespace lib
 						{
 							childPi.SetValue( obj, childObj );
 						}
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						object existingObj = childPi.GetValue( obj );
 
+						object childObj = DeserializeConcrete( elem, childPi, 	name, childPi.PropertyType );
+
+						if( setMethod != null )
+						{
+							//Object o = Activator.CreateInstance( setMethod.ReflectedType );
+							setMethod.Invoke( obj, new object[] { childObj } );
+
+							//setMethod.CreateDelegate()
+						}
+						else
+						{
+							childPi.SetValue( obj, childObj );
+						}
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -961,8 +978,9 @@ namespace lib
 			{
 				var existingObjType = existingObj.GetType();
 
-				// @@@ GROSS Fix the types so theyre known good.
-				var isSubclass = type.IsSubclassOf( existingObjType ) || existingObjType.IsSubclassOf( type );
+				//var isSubclass = type.IsSubclassOf( existingObjType ) || existingObjType.IsSubclassOf( type );
+				var isSubclass = type.IsAssignableFrom( existingObjType );
+
 
 				if( isSubclass )
 				{