# File lib/omniauth/strategies/windows_live/windowslivelogin.rb, line 1048
  def parseSettings(settingsFile)
    settings = {}
    begin
      file = File.new(settingsFile)
      doc = REXML::Document.new file
      root = doc.root
      root.each_element{|e|
        settings[e.name] = e.text
      }
    rescue Exception => e
      fatal("Error: parseSettings: Error while reading #{settingsFile}: #{e}")
    end
    return settings
  end