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ASP.NET ACCOUNT
12/24/05 | swampsniper

Posted on 12/24/2005 2:00:30 AM PST by SWAMPSNIPER

I recently had my computer pretty much overhauled, new motherboard, etc. It came home with XP loaded, SP2 as well. There is an password protected account named ASP.NET on there, I never noticed it when I installed the OS myself. Did someone set themself up with access?


TOPICS: Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: aspnet; help

1 posted on 12/24/2005 2:00:31 AM PST by SWAMPSNIPER
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

I'm not absolutely certain but generally accounts have to be set up. I don't have SP2 in so it may be a 'feature' of SP2. Have a talk with the people who overhauled your computer.


2 posted on 12/24/2005 2:03:01 AM PST by LibKill (Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. - Benjamin Franklin)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER
www.asp.net is an official Microsoft site for software developers.
3 posted on 12/24/2005 2:03:55 AM PST by HAL9000 (Get a Mac - The Ultimate FReeping Machine)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

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4 posted on 12/24/2005 2:05:00 AM PST by Lokibob (Spelling and typos are copyrighted. Please do not use.)
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To: LibKill

Will do, I hate having an account I don't know the password for. I've reinstalled the OS 3 or 4 times, myself, never noticed this before.
Tell ya what, there is no other forum on Earth where you can get a faster response, thanks much, and MERRY CHRISTMAS!


5 posted on 12/24/2005 2:07:36 AM PST by SWAMPSNIPER (LET ME DIE ON MY FEET IN MY SWAMP, ALEX KOZINSKI FOR SCOTUS)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER
Merry Christmas to You.

BTW. If you have administrator rights you can delete that account without knowing the password. If you don't understand that tip, don't do it. Get a computer-savvy friend to do it for you.

6 posted on 12/24/2005 2:40:10 AM PST by LibKill (Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. - Benjamin Franklin)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

http://www.mvps.org/marksxp/WindowsXP/aspdot.php


7 posted on 12/24/2005 4:59:15 AM PST by WSGilcrest (Tinky likes it!)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

Open up the Microsoft Management Console (i.e. "Computer Management") under Administrative Tools in Control Panel and you will find a number of user accounts that are used for internal purposes. The ASPNET account is for running the "ASP.Net worker process" and you likely have it if you have installed IIS (Microsoft's web server) on your XP system. Generally only developers do this, but some application you have installed might conceivably do it. Have you installed any Microsoft centric Web development tools?

It's a little difficult to install IIS without knowing it, but if you want to see what is going on at your website, try putting http://localhost/ in your browser. That's the home page of the web site on your machine.


8 posted on 12/24/2005 5:28:10 AM PST by RippleFire ("It's a joke, son!")
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To: SWAMPSNIPER
ASP.NET is an account that is set up as part of IIS (Internet Information Services). You don't specify, but you must be running XP Professional in order to have IIS installed.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with the ASP.NET account as long as you don't change it to have administrative privileges. Leave it alone and you'll be fine.

Just so you know, I'm an ASP.NET consultant and design internet solutions for a living...
9 posted on 12/24/2005 11:47:54 AM PST by politicket
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

P.S.:

If you want to uninstall IIS (not a problem if you don't develop web sites for a hobby or a living), then follow the steps below:

1) Click on the "Start" button and then click "My Computer". This will bring up a new window.

2) Click on "Control Panel" under the "Other Places" section. This will again bring up a new window.

3) Double click on the "Add or Remove Programs" icon.

4) Click the icon on the left that says: "Add/Remove Windows Components".

5) Scroll down to "Internet Information Services (IIS)" and deselect the checkbox.

6) Click "Next". This will uninstall IIS from your computer.

Once this is all finished then you will be good to go and not have to worry about ASP.NET.


10 posted on 12/24/2005 12:04:34 PM PST by politicket
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