User Account - ASP.NET

[Huck]

Something has added ASP.NET as a password protected
User Account to my computer during the past few days.
This I'm sure is not a virus sort of thing, but what
is it supposed to do for me - or to me? and what put
it there? Anyone else finding this surprise?
thanks -
Huck

[Steve Pearce]

On Fri, 5 Mar 2004 08:53:10 -0800, "Huck"
> wrote:

>Something has added ASP.NET as a password protected
>User Account to my computer during the past few days.
>This I'm sure is not a virus sort of thing, but what
>is it supposed to do for me - or to me? and what put
>it there? Anyone else finding this surprise?
>thanks -

You must have installed the DotNet framework update at some point.

[Huck]

Steve -
You are correct, Dot Framework was required by another
program. This was my suspicion too.
Is there any 'downside' to this added 'user'?
Huck ---------------------------------------------------

>-----Original Message-----
>On Fri, 5 Mar 2004 08:53:10 -0800, "Huck"
> wrote:
>
>>Something has added ASP.NET as a password protected
>>User Account to my computer during the past few days.
>>This I'm sure is not a virus sort of thing, but what
>>is it supposed to do for me - or to me? and what put
>>it there? Anyone else finding this surprise?
>>thanks -
>
>You must have installed the DotNet framework update at
some point.
>
>.
>

[Tashtego]

Steve -
Neil Rubenking reports exactly the same on page 70
of March 2004 PC Magazine. Good Call.
Tash ----------------------------------------------

>-----Original Message-----
>On Fri, 5 Mar 2004 08:53:10 -0800, "Huck"
> wrote:
>
>>Something has added ASP.NET as a password protected
>>User Account to my computer during the past few days.
>>This I'm sure is not a virus sort of thing, but what
>>is it supposed to do for me - or to me? and what put
>>it there? Anyone else finding this surprise?
>>thanks -
>
>You must have installed the DotNet framework update at
some point.
>
>.
>

[Alex Nichol]

Huck wrote:

>Something has added ASP.NET as a password protected
>User Account to my computer during the past few days.
>This I'm sure is not a virus sort of thing, but what
>is it supposed to do for me - or to me? and what put
>it there?

It gets put there when you install the Windows Update for the '.NET
Framework'. You can avoid having it show on Welcome: Use TweakUI - one
of the XP Powertoys from (if you have installed XP SP1)
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

If you have not installed SP1, the earlier version can be found at
http://download.microsoft.com/download/whistler/Install/2/WXP/EN-US/TweakUiPowertoySetup.exe

Once installed you will find it in Start - All Programs - Powertoys for
Windows XP

Its Logon page, uncheck the item for 'Show ASP.Net on welcome' and Apply


--
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. (remove the D8 bit)

Is there any harm in deleting the asp.net account?

mucrick
>-----Original Message-----
>Huck wrote:
>
>>Something has added ASP.NET as a password protected
>>User Account to my computer during the past few days.
>>This I'm sure is not a virus sort of thing, but what
>>is it supposed to do for me - or to me? and what put
>>it there?
>
>It gets put there when you install the Windows Update
for the '.NET
>Framework'. You can avoid having it show on Welcome:
Use TweakUI - one
>of the XP Powertoys from (if you have installed XP SP1)
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoy
s.asp
>
>If you have not installed SP1, the earlier version can
be found at
>http://download.microsoft.com/download/whistler/Install/2
/WXP/EN-US/TweakUiPowertoySetup.exe
>
>Once installed you will find it in Start - All
Programs - Powertoys for
>Windows XP
>
>Its Logon page, uncheck the item for 'Show ASP.Net on
welcome' and Apply
>
>
>--
>Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
>Bournemouth, U.K. (remove the D8
bit)
>.
>