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Computer Wizards, Help Me
« on: September 15, 2006, 06:47:24 pm »
I was editing a user account on my computer for my mum, and then i noticed an unusual account that nobody out of my family that uses the computer had made, the account is named "ASP.net Machine A" im wondering whether i should leave the account or delete, ASP.net is a Microsoft website by the looks of it.

- This account has never been there before, and ive never noticed anything like this being made as an account on my computer for the 2 years ive had it "Windows XP Home"

Offline l0st_b0iz

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Re: Computer Wizards, Help Me
« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2006, 06:52:15 pm »
Just did some "google-ing" http://www.mvps.org/marksxp/WindowsXP/aspdot.php
Check out that and see if it helps.

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Re: Computer Wizards, Help Me
« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2006, 06:59:54 pm »
Quote from: www.mvps.org
The aspnet_wp or ASP.NET Machine Account is created when the Microsoft .Net Framework 1.1 is installed onto a Windows XP computer

I have Microsoft .Net Framework 1.1 installed on my computer, so i decided to leave the account.

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Re: Computer Wizards, Help Me
« Reply #3 on: September 15, 2006, 07:10:02 pm »
I was wondering what that was for....

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Re: Computer Wizards, Help Me
« Reply #4 on: September 15, 2006, 08:27:02 pm »
it come with xp, just leave it.

deleting it might screw something up
There are other worlds than these

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Re: Computer Wizards, Help Me
« Reply #5 on: September 15, 2006, 08:36:50 pm »
The user account is just needed for ASP.net projects, and if you delete it then it will make your current projects stuff up, but its simple to recreate the account