If you are reading from the NETLOGON share where only READ access is granted (in NT4) and to non-Admins in W2K, then no one can lock the file for writing.

I have an old post that goes into the INI Reading/Writing issues.

http://www.kixtart.org/board/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=2;t=003264#000000
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