"no_name" <no_name@no.where.invalid> wrote in message
news:QrUuf.8793$Or5.8236@tornado.southeast.rr.com. ..
> HillBillyBuddhist wrote:
>
>> "no_name" <no_name@no.where.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:G3Uuf.12363$lg.9145@southeast.rr.com...
>> | And why would it have a "user account" on my computer?
>> |
>> | Doing some first of the year cleanup, and noticed this. Don't like the
>> | idea of there being an account on my computer I don't know about.
>> |
>> | Could this have been installed with my new video card's software
>> (Radeon
>> | 9250)?
>>
>> What is the ASP.NET Machine Account?
>>
>> http://www.mvps.org/marksxp/WindowsXP/aspdot.php
>>
>>
>
> Ok, so if I don't do web development, it's not going to hurt for me to
> disable this account? I think this may have been created along with the
> video card install, since as soon as I rebooted after installing the card
> software, I started getting a login screen I don't want.

Perhaps your video card software required .NET Framework. Programs that
require .NET to function will frequently check your computer and install
..NET if you do not have it installed. Of course, all the programs that I
have seen that do so, also tell you in their installation instructions that
is what will happen.

Don