Re: ASP.NET

From: Mike Brannigan [MSFT] (mikebran_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/31/03 

Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2003 17:23:29 +0100

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. (There are already a few out there and significanlty more on
their way). 

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"Jason" <jsonghas@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:00e101c36fd8$ac6587e0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> John,
>
> I just noticed the same account on my system as well and
> wonder what it is.  I have just started recently seeing
> the Welcome screen and am not sure why that started
> happening.  One thing I wanted to ask you is if your
> system is on a home network at all.  I have recently
> added a wirless router and began sharing some of my
> directories and printers to my two laptops and I wonder
> if that is when the ASP.Net account was created.  I know
> I was not getting the Welcome screen after I had done
> that.  But I think it just showed up recently when I
> download the recommended updates from Windows Update.
> Any suggestions anyone?
>
> Jason
> >-----Original Message-----
> >I have just found in Control Panel/User Accounts that
> >there is a new account that I did not set up called
> >ASP.NET.  It does not show on the Welcome screen on
> start-
> >up.
> >
> >Is this sinister in any way and how did it get there?  I
> >have deleted the account and all its files - is this
> >sufficient?
> >
> >John Earle
> >.
> >