Hi Elena;
1) The ProfileString () method should read everything on that line for the key you are seeking. I have bee using this technique succesfully with my framework & encrypted values for decades.
2) FWIW: Build 3506 is quite buggy. However, I do not think that its disabled something like the ProfileString () method that has been working in PB since its inception.
Also, make sure that you created the INI file in Unicode format and not ANSI.
Can you post your INI file contents here and the logic you use to read this value?
Regards ... Chris