Vista - User: ASP.NET Machine Account???

Looking through my user accounts on Vista Ultimate Final, I noticed a new
account that I had not set up, it is called "ASP.NET Machine Account". I
also see that it is password protected. Does anyone know why Vista decided
to set up an account by itself? I also have no idea what the password is,
any ideas?

T.I.A.

Okay, just read an article by Soumitra Sengupta about this, so I know why it
was created. Now my question is, can I safely delete it?

"David Wright" <DavidWright@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Okay, just read an article by Soumitra Sengupta about this, so I know why
> it
> was created. Now my question is, can I safely delete it?



No. It is needed by any ASP.NET based applications that you might have
installed.

ss.

I have about 4-5 applications I use that will install the dot net framework
if it is not already installed. You may not need it now, but you will. Leave
well enough alone. Some may even say to allow the O/S to maintain/monitor
itself, with little assistance from you.

--


Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!



"David Wright" <DavidWright@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:769503E0-D44A-4232-AFA9-CDA7A96023FF@microsoft.com...
> Looking through my user accounts on Vista Ultimate Final, I noticed a new
> account that I had not set up, it is called "ASP.NET Machine Account". I
> also see that it is password protected. Does anyone know why Vista
> decided
> to set up an account by itself? I also have no idea what the password is,
> any ideas?
>
> T.I.A.

"Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:uRN8LEDIHHA.4896@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>I have about 4-5 applications I use that will install the dot net framework
>if it is not already installed. You may not need it now, but you will.
>Leave well enough alone. Some may even say to allow the O/S to
>maintain/monitor itself, with little assistance from you.


But the ASP.Net machine account would only be used if you are locally
hosting web pages that run under ASP.Net. I don't know of any applications
that do that, only developers who are writing their own.
--
Tom Porterfield

"Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@NOSPAMgomez404.elitemail.org> wrote in message
news:eoqKQ$CIHHA.1248@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> No. It is needed by any ASP.NET based applications that you might have
> installed.


Do you know of any such type applications? The only folks I know who
need/use that account are developers who are hosting their own applications
on their PC's rather than on a server.
--
Tom Porterfield

"David Wright" <DavidWright@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8E0F8C2B-0C10-41EA-8429-062D52338804@microsoft.com...
> Okay, just read an article by Soumitra Sengupta about this, so I know why
> it
> was created. Now my question is, can I safely delete it?


Instead of deleting it, just in case in the future you find you want it, I
recommend you disable the account. That makes it easy to recover, by
enabling it, but doesn't allow the account to be utilized by anything.
--
Tom Porterfield

Then delete it if you feel comfortable doing so. I see no problem with it on
my computers, either Windows XP or Vista. I tend to leave things alone. My
attitude is they are there for a purpose, either current or unforeseen. If
it ain't broke why break it?

--


Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!



"Tom Porterfield" <tpporter@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:A9DF4A2A-A312-46F1-A2BF-02EE5AE338FC@microsoft.com...
> "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uRN8LEDIHHA.4896@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>I have about 4-5 applications I use that will install the dot net
>>framework if it is not already installed. You may not need it now, but you
>>will. Leave well enough alone. Some may even say to allow the O/S to
>>maintain/monitor itself, with little assistance from you.
>
>
> But the ASP.Net machine account would only be used if you are locally
> hosting web pages that run under ASP.Net. I don't know of any
> applications that do that, only developers who are writing their own.
> --
> Tom Porterfield

"Tom Porterfield" <tpporter@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> "Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@NOSPAMgomez404.elitemail.org> wrote in message
> news:eoqKQ$CIHHA.1248@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> No. It is needed by any ASP.NET based applications that you might have
>> installed.
>
>
> Do you know of any such type applications? The only folks I know who
> need/use that account are developers who are hosting their own
> applications on their PC's rather than on a server.


I have a few web based apps that I use locally on network. I seem to have
that account on my Vista machine at the moment, but do on two XP machines
and my Windows 2003 Server.

This is one example that I run on my server that needs the account:
http://www.http-com.com/

There are other programs that you can run on your LAN for file sharing and
video streaming that need it.

ss.

"Tom Porterfield" <tpporter@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:A9DF4A2A-A312-46F1-A2BF-02EE5AE338FC@microsoft.com...
> "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uRN8LEDIHHA.4896@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>I have about 4-5 applications I use that will install the dot net
>>framework if it is not already installed. You may not need it now, but you
>>will. Leave well enough alone. Some may even say to allow the O/S to
>>maintain/monitor itself, with little assistance from you.
>
>
> But the ASP.Net machine account would only be used if you are locally
> hosting web pages that run under ASP.Net. I don't know of any
> applications that do that, only developers who are writing their own.


But it is there even when IIS is not running, or even installed. There must
be some function for it being there.

ss.