Henrick, you are partially correct. I checked the settings under Tools menu before the READ and the Enable Protects were not checked on either the Program or EPPROM. However, I notice after I click the READ button it appear to go thru the read process, but only shows zeros in both Program and EEPROM memory, the RED colored "All protect" warning appears, and now when I check the Enable Protect settings under the Tools menu they are both selected but grayed out and it is not possible to manually unselect them. I have to exit the PICKIT2 GUI and start over to see them unselected. But then same thing happens.

Hopefully someone who has a PICKIT2 can read this post and tell me what is going on. I can no longer do either a program Write or a Read of program or EEPROM memory and am out of business!