The Microsoft.NET Framework is a relatively recent component of the Windows operating system. It provides a new programming model that makes it easy for developers to rapidly create powerful new software, and allows developers to mix and match programming languages. For example, RSS Readers require that you have the Microsoft.Net Framework installed on your computer. It may be installed in a Windows computer in one of three ways:
-- It may have been already installed with the version of Windows that came with your
new computer when you purchased it.
-- It has probably been installed if you have your computer system properties set to
automatically download and install Windows updates.
-- You may have manually installed the Windows update known as "Microsoft.NET Framework version 1.1".
When Microsoft.NET Framework is installed, it creates a user account on your computer named ASP.NET Machine A and it is a Password Protected user account with Limited Privileges. That account is used by applications (enabled by Microsoft.NET Framework) to run in a lower and therefore a more secure context then running under your account (which may be an administrator or some other highly privileged account). Removal or modification of this account may break any Microsoft.NET Framework applications … of which there are already a few out there and significantly more are on their way. SO DO NOT ATTEMPT TO REMOVE OR RENAME THE ASP.NET MACHINE A ACCOUNT AND DO NOT ATTEMPT TO FIND OR CHANGE ITS PASSWORD. YOU WILL NEED THAT ACCOINT IN THE FUTURE.
Once that ASP.NET Machine A user account is on your machine, it may result in your having to furnish your own user account name and/or password every time the computer is re-booted … and that can quite annoying if you have never had to do that before the ASP.NET Machine A user account was created. To correct that annoying situation:
-- Your user account must have Administrator privileges (or else you may have to get help
from a user that does have such privileges).
-- Click on Start and then click on Run. Type in "Control Userpasswords2" (without the " " marks) and then click on "OK".
-- Uncheck the box labeled "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer". Then press "Apply".
-- You will then be prompted to furnish your user name and password. If you don't have a
password, just leave those inputs blank.
-- Then click on "OK".
If you have done everything correctly, you will no longer have to furnish your user account name and/or password every time your computer is re-booted.
