I am still convinced that the installation of a new MP3tag version does not delete the user settings as long as you stay in the same kind of installation mode (standard vs. portable) and install the same kind of architecture (32-bit vs. 64-bit).
For all other installation variations, please see
and
So unless you have erased substantial parts of your data storage, the old settings should still be there.
Possible locations are described in the documentation.