Jesse.
The link below discusses a case exactly like yours and provides a
solution - see last post in the page.
To clarify a couple of points for you- Firstly, the asp.net account is
related to the.Net framework, is not abnormal, and is NOT a problem in
itself. (I have one on my Vista machine and have seen it on many others.)
It should not be deleted. However, it does complicate your real problem
which is that you do not have access to an Administrator account.
In Vista, the built in admin account is disabled by default. If there is
no other administrative account on the machine the built in admin account
will be enabled by booting into safe mode. However, if there is any other
admin account, and in your case the asp.net one qualifies, the built in will
not automatically be enabled in safe mode. This means that if the admin
account had never been enabled, you can't get access to it AND if your
current user account is a limited one, you do not have the rights needed to
fix the problem. Spirits solution will not work because you cannot enable
the admin account from a limited user account.
This is an unfortunate design flaw. Microsoft's decision to enable the
admin account in safe mode in the absence of any other admin accounts is a
smart move intended to prevent a complete lockout of admin rights. The
problem that is created by the presence of the asp.net account is
essentially a bug or unforeseen problem (i.e. the admin account should be
enabled in safe mode if no admin account other than asp.net is present).
This link explains how to use the PE environment from a Vista DVD boot (I
hope you have one) to make a registry change to enable the built in admin
account. Unfortunately, the original poster did not confirm how it worked
out, but I suspect it's a sound solution. It's somewhat complicated, and
if you're not comfortable with it you may wish to get some professional
help. Once that is done you can change your user account to administrative
from the admin login if you wish.
Good luck and please let us know how it works out for you.
http://www.vistax64.com/vista-accoun...r-account.html
GTS
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"Jesse" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I am still miserable and having fits trying to get around or get rid of
>this
> asp.net machine user account. I can't access many of my programs like
> system
> restore. I am denied access to many of my programs because it says that it
> is
> the administrator, and I don't have permission. I can't make myself the
> admin; and it won't delete or uninstall. Is ther anything that someone can
> tell me in laymans terms, how I can get rid of asp.net. I hate it and it
> is
> driving me crazy. I didn't have these issues before I upgraded to vista
> home
> premium. Somebody please help me. I have tried to change permissions.
> Change
> user accounts. Cannot uninstall some programs because I get a message
> saying
> someone else is using it. Don't know what to do.