Re: what is an ASP.NET machine .. .net framework etc. ?

From: Don Burnette (d.burnette_at_clothes.comcast.net)
Date: 10/13/04 

Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 10:34:40 -0500

Hi Richard,

It should be safe to just delete the user account - .net framework will
still remain installed, however, as I mentioned, latest XP updates I believe
hides it.
Also, you can download the Powertoys from Microsoft, which includes Tweak
UI - you can hide it or show it from there as well I believe. 

-- 
Don Burnette
RJK wrote:
> Hello Don
>
> Thanx for your input, I am tempted to make a restore point, (if one
> of those would "cover" the situation - seeing as they don't even back
> up the suytem registry), and delete the account.  I wouldn't have
> objected to having the .net framework installed on my machine, if it
> hadn't been for something creating this extra user account, (which
> seems to be unnecessary?).  Was it the .net framework that created
> the account or the Norton Ghost 9.0 installation that created it ?
> :-)    My objection arose when my XP Home edition boot-up / logon
> changed and there seems to be no way of changing it back to how it
> was without deleting this new user aco***, (single user / no lgon
> screen), without perhaps deleting the .ASP-whatever a/c.
> regards, Richard
>
>
> "Don Burnette" <d.burnette@clothes.comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:uWp3DZNsEHA.636@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> I would imagine you can delete the user account if it bugs you, but
>> I would not uninstall the .net framework. As time goes on there will
>> be more programs written with .net framework, as you have already
>> seen with Ghost 9.0.
>> I use DriveImage 7, and it too uses the .net framework.
>>
>> ATI's recent release of video drivers, includes a new catalyst
>> control center, which utilizes the .net framework as well.
>>
>> Also, if I am not mistaken, if you have all your XP updates, that
>> .net user account is hidden by default.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Don Burnette
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> RJK wrote:
>>> Thanks Harry
>>>
>>> The account appeared after I installed Norton Ghost 9.0 - which
>>> required the .net framework.  Not knowing anything about the.net
>>> framwork and why Norton required it be installed in order to use the
>>> Ghost program, I'm a bit reluctant to fiddle with it.  Sort afraid
>>> that I might upset Ghost.
>>> regards, Richard
>>>
>>>
>>> "Harry Ohrn" <harry---@webtree.ca> wrote in message
>>> news:%23oaAm$IsEHA.2196@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>>> see here http://www.microsoft.com/net/basics/
>>>>
>>>> It's an account created by installing the .NET Framework.  The
>>>> account is used to run ASP.NET pages locally on your computer.  If
>>>> you're not going to
>>>> be doing any ASP.NET development, you can remove the account from
>>>> your computer. You can delete it through Add and Remove Programs.
>>>> Look for ASP.NET Framework. Then delete the account in User
>>>> Accounts --
>>>>
>>>> Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
>>>> www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "RJK" <notatospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:%23DKTX3IsEHA.3876@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...