• We’re currently investigating an issue related to the forum theme and styling that is impacting page layout and visual formatting. The problem has been identified, and we are actively working on a resolution. There is no impact to user data or functionality, this is strictly a front-end display issue. We’ll post an update once the fix has been deployed. Thanks for your patience while we get this sorted.

Windows XP Created it's own User Account?

T

Twitch22

Member
Hello everyone.

Just noticed on my new C2D build that Windows XP seemingly "created" a user account named "ASP.Net Machine A...". It is a limited access account and is password protected. I am not locked out of it however, because I can choose to delete it. However, it does not show in my start up/log in screen...only shows up in the User Account panel in the Control Panel menu.

Anyone hear of this before or know what/why this is? I'm sort of afraid to delete it and chance not being able to get my machine back...wierd.

Thanks for any thoughts!

Twitch
 
"The aspnet_wp or ASP.NET Machine Account is created when the Microsoft .Net Framework 1.1 is installed onto a Windows XP computer. The user is created to run the asp.net worker process used in Microsoft's Internet Information Services, which allows ASP.net to run on your local web server (This is pretty much its only use, it is not used to run normal .net managed executables). There is not a need to worry about this user's presence; it was not created in malicious way."


Blatantly ripped word for word from www.mvps.org
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Back
Top