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I went into my Account Users and saw the following: ASP.Net Machine A...

Should I remove this account? I do not know where it came from. I did give Microsoft permission to automatically download updates to my computer. Does this belong to Microsoft?

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Cindy;
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/

I went into my Account Users and saw the following: ASP.Net Machine A...

Should I remove this account? I do not know where it came from. I

did give Microsoft permission to automatically download updates to my
computer. Does this belong to Microsoft?