Asp.Net Account?

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

What is the ASP.NET Machine Account?
http://www.mvps.org/marksxp/WindowsXP/aspdot.php

The Welcome to Windows screen appears when you start Windows XP
after you install the .NET Framework 1.1
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;827072

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

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| Somehow, my machine has a Limited User Account (password protected)
| called Asp.Net. Any idea how this would have come about? I certainly
| haven't created it.
|
| I have taken the precaution to change the password using Administrator
| account but I would like to switch it off like GUEST Account. Any idea
| how do I go about doing this?
|
| I am a bit reluctant to delete it just in case it is for something else
| that I am not aware of. Is it likely, MS antispyware software would
| have created this account?
|
| thanks.

 

[dedfrf]

Somehow, my machine has a Limited User Account (password protected)
called Asp.Net. Any idea how this would have come about? I certainly
haven't created it.

I have taken the precaution to change the password using Administrator
account but I would like to switch it off like GUEST Account. Any idea
how do I go about doing this?

I am a bit reluctant to delete it just in case it is for something else
that I am not aware of. Is it likely, MS antispyware software would
have created this account?

thanks.

 

[Rock]

Somehow, my machine has a Limited User Account (password protected)
called Asp.Net. Any idea how this would have come about? I certainly
haven't created it.

I have taken the precaution to change the password using Administrator
account but I would like to switch it off like GUEST Account. Any idea
how do I go about doing this?

I am a bit reluctant to delete it just in case it is for something else
that I am not aware of. Is it likely, MS antispyware software would
have created this account?

thanks.

It was created when the .Net framework was installed, possibly by an
update from Microsoft Update, or you installed a program that needs the
..Net framework.. It is not a problem. You can turn it off if you want.

 

[Rock]

Somehow, my machine has a Limited User Account (password protected)
called Asp.Net. Any idea how this would have come about? I certainly
haven't created it.

I have taken the precaution to change the password using Administrator
account but I would like to switch it off like GUEST Account. Any idea
how do I go about doing this?

I am a bit reluctant to delete it just in case it is for something else
that I am not aware of. Is it likely, MS antispyware software would
have created this account?

thanks.

ASP.NET Machine Account
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;555299