(?) Big Bill is watching me? - VB.Net INI file

[Webtest]

Esteemed Forum Participants and Lurkers:

Does anyone know the function of the "FXSection" in the application installer for VB.Net? As shown in the example below, it occurs in the installer INI file in each application that I create. Is Big Bill watching me? What happens if I install the application to a PC that is not connected to a net?

[MSILoader]
MSIFileName=HTML Table Builder v0.msi
[FXSection]
SupportedRuntimes=1.1.4322
InstallUrl=http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=9832
Message=1.1.4322
UseDefaultMessage=1


Thank you for any comments or suggestions regarding this question.

[Cander]

its just a web link to where to get the runtimes if the installer sees you dont have them. no one is watching you.

[bebandit]

It is a program that takes your pin number from your bank account and all your credit card numbers and uploads them into Bill's Personal Bank account. How do you think he became a Billionaire in the first place???

[Kt3]

Amazing. No offense to Webtest, but I've seen ignorance like this circulate around the net in the form of a rumor for a while before someone finally decides to step up and investigate. It's stuff like this that hurts Microsoft's credibility, and of course reporters and people in general are willing to jump on the "let's blame Microsoft for everything that sucks" bandwagon.

I'm glad you decided to post about it however, becuse that's the way to learn. But rather than make assumptions, ask questions. It doesn't hurt. Not everytime you see a hidden URL in an .ini file should you automatically assume that something fishy is going on.

My apologies for being a little stern, but that methodology just really irks me for some reason.

Peace,
KT

[salvelinus]

Originally posted by Kt3
"let's blame Microsoft for everything that sucks"

That's a good bandwagon. It's been cold & rainy the past couple weeks, and I know that's MS's fault. Plus, my dog lost his rabies vaccination tag. I'll bet Bill's wearing it.

[Webtest]

Kt3 ...

Ummm ... do I need to apologize for my paranoia? If so, I apologize. (However, my paranoia has been helpful ... I don't have Explorer or Outlook on my personal machines and I have NEVER been infected by a virus, and I rather enjoyed Cander's comment!)

From your post:
" ...
But rather than make assumptions, ask questions.
... "

Please observe that 3 of the 4 sentences in my post ended with "?". Thank you most sincerely for your interest and your concern.