What The F***

Look

This just appeared on my user accounts list, has this happened to anyone else? :baby:

It don't even show up on my logon

#39918

You get that when you install the .Net framework, or an MS Server.

When MS does certain Updates, it uses a seperate account, that one.

#39921

yea you installed one of the windows updates, dont worry about it though, download tweakui

google powertoys xp (first result)

then look on the ss and do what it says.

#39923

Although it's a limited user can't that be used as a backdoor or something?

#39924

No, because its not a real account at all. Thats why you can't log into it.

#39925

cool thanks guys

#39931

Whoa I just noticed the same thing on mine. Good thing we got contra, hes smart!

#39932

I could write pages an' pages on what the ASP.Net machine account does, and what it's used for, and what it can and can't do on yer system, but I really can't be bothered...

In short, it's the user that ASP.Net web applications use to run (in other words, it's only really used on IIS web servers), and gives them access to the .Net libraries in your windows directory (among a few other, more complex things).

If you aren't running IIS (or you're just not using ASP.Net web applications, or you set your machine.config file to use the SYSTEM account), you could disable this account, but as it can't be logged into, and can only be used by ASP.Net applications on a web server, there's little point.

If you're wondering, ASP.Net web applications is what I do for a living (at the moment, at least)

Steve

#39966