HI all,
Can anyone tell me about the aspnet user that was created
on my machine under users? I think it happened after I
ran windows update and installed some options. The
description says used for running the asp.net worker
process aspnet_wp.exe.
I don't know what that is.
Want to make sure someone else did not set this up when I
was connected to the interent.
Need to know so I can delete that account.
Thanks in advance,
Sherry

Sherry;
That legitimate account is not the source of your problems.
The account was created when you installed the Windows .NET Framework
1.1
update from Windows Update.
The account is used by .NET Framework enabled applications to run in a
lower
and therefore a more secure context then running under your account
(which
may be an administrator or some other highly privileged account).
Removal or modification of this account may break any .NET Framework
applications if IIS is installed. (There are already a few out there
and significantly more on
their way).
Borrowed from Mike Brannigan [Microsoft]

See also:
http://mvps.org/marksxp/WindowsXP/aspdot.php

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/


"anonymous" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:2def101c46aac$ed7fee80$(E-Mail Removed)...
> HI all,
> Can anyone tell me about the aspnet user that was created
> on my machine under users? I think it happened after I
> ran windows update and installed some options. The
> description says used for running the asp.net worker
> process aspnet_wp.exe.
> I don't know what that is.
> Want to make sure someone else did not set this up when I
> was connected to the interent.
> Need to know so I can delete that account.
> Thanks in advance,
> Sherry

The account is not a risk, but if you want to be sure of
that you may either disable or delete it provided that
you have XP Home or XP Pro without IIS installed.
The account will only be used by IIS, and its definition
when the Framework was installed if IIS is not present
is an install error (that always happens).
In the state installed, the account is not usable remotely,
and will not be used except by locally installed IIS.

--
Roger Abell
Microsoft MVP (Windows Server System: Security)
MCSE (W2k3,W2k,Nt4) MCDBA
"anonymous" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:2def101c46aac$ed7fee80$(E-Mail Removed)...
> HI all,
> Can anyone tell me about the aspnet user that was created
> on my machine under users? I think it happened after I
> ran windows update and installed some options. The
> description says used for running the asp.net worker
> process aspnet_wp.exe.
> I don't know what that is.
> Want to make sure someone else did not set this up when I
> was connected to the interent.
> Need to know so I can delete that account.
> Thanks in advance,
> Sherry