The account is created when .Net is installed - more information here:
http://www.mvps.org/marksxp/WindowsXP/aspdot.php
john wrote:
>CAN SOME ONE HELP PLEASE..
>I just went to create a new user account on vista and found one i had not
>created it's
>called ' ASP.NET MACHINE ACCOUNT ' it is a standard user account and is
>password protected. nobody else has had access to my computer and i have got
>no idea where it came from.. Should i delete this account . Is it doing
>something on my
>computer that i should know about. Any help with this would be appreciated.