I inserted a test line to make sure this is where the problem was and
it is.  The following is in the Main() method:

     Main.GetINISettings();
     try
     {
         string vstr = SharedClass.Params["LOGSERVER"].ToString();
     }
     catch (Exception E1)
     {
         MessageBox.Show("Main Params: " + E1.Message);
         throw (new Exception(E1.Message));
     }

And here is the GetINISettings method:

     private void GetINISettings()
     {
       if (System.IO.File.Exists(IniName))
       {
         FileStream vini = new FileStream(IniName, FileMode.Open);
         StreamReader vsr = new StreamReader(vini);
                 String[] elements;
         try
         {
             while (!vsr.EndOfStream)
             {
                 string vstr = vsr.ReadLine();
                 elements = vstr.Split('=');
                 SharedClass.Params.Add(elements[0], elements[1]);
             }
         }
         catch (Exception Ex)
         {
           vsr.Close();
           vini.Close();
           Environment.ExitCode = 9000;
           throw (new Exception("Config file not found or invalid: " +
Ex.Message));
           //MessageBox.Show("Config file not found or invalid.  " +
Ex.Message, "Error", MessageBoxButtons.OK);
           return;
         };
         if (vsr != null)
           vsr.Close();
         if (vini != null)
           vini.Close();
       }
     }

I forgot to include this in the sample I sent.  It is before the other
code in Main():

               SharedClass.Params = new Hashtable();

Uhhh, nevermind.

I forgot to move the ini file to the working directory.

Good grief!