in reply to Re^2: read error in XML parsers, Windows XP Service only
in thread read error in XML parsers, Windows XP Service only

Try adding some more debug and see what if any extra information you can get: 

 eval{ $IniRef = $XMLOBJ->XMLin($fh) }
     or die "XMLin failed with $!, [$^E]";

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