LR2 Catalog won't open

I just installed LR2 on a PC running Vista (32-bit w/ SP1). Install went ok, and I was able to xfer my old catalog from LR1.41. The catalog opened and I could see my photos. Then Vista shutdown unexpectedly. (Probably something I was running in the BG -- I don't think it was a LR thing). Now, the new LR2 catalog that was created from my old catalog won't open. I get the following message:
"Lightroom cannot use the catalog 'All Photos -- Save2' because it is not writable and cannot be opened"
"This could be caused by incorrect permissions or because another Lightroom application is using the catalog. You may try to correct the problem or you may select a different catalog."
I'm not sure what to do here. I looked at the proerties for the catalog file and it is not read only or hidden. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks
Mike Whalen

Yes, there is a .lock on the extension of the lrcat file. Since I am new to vista I don't know how to remove the lock.
I can't seem to open the old catalog file either (with LR2) it is also seems to be locked. I'm not sure why they are locked or howe to remove it, but this seems to be my problem. Does anyone know how to remove a file lock in Vista?

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