Re: confused on user accounts

From: Ron Sommer (rsommer_at_nospam.ktis.net)
Date: 12/14/04


Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 20:50:47 -0600

Leave the ASP.NET account for now. You can always remove it later.

Tweakui will change the logon. Install Tweakui, and go to Logon - Autologon.

Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

-- 
Ron Sommer
"Sue" <Sue@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7F6671AB-2F7D-4A86-B8A1-85D596CBEA84@microsoft.com...
> Ron,  Will it hurt to delete it?  Sorry, I am not to swift on this
> stuff!!!
> Also, how do I get the welcome screen not to start?  Before when I turned
> on
> my computer, it came right up to my desktop.  I never put in a password
> because no-one has access to my machine but me and my husband.  I don't
> want
> to do anything that will mess up my computer.  One more thing, I checked
> into
> old files and I found that the asp.net was put on the same date that I
> installed my printer and the next day is when I did an update from
> microsoft.com.  Thanks so much for helping me.
>
> "Ron Sommer" wrote:
>
>> It won't hurt to leave it.
>> -- 
>> Ron Sommer
>>
>> "Sue" <Sue@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:CB3B3B2C-2AC5-4166-B663-4E7F30C7A919@microsoft.com...
>> >I have not installed XP2, and that user account does not show up on my
>> > welcome screen only when I go to user accounts.  I am really baffled,
>> > will
>> > it
>> > hurt to just leave it there.  It says that it is a limited account and
>> > password protected.
>> >
>> > "Alex Nichol" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Sue wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >I have had my computer about 1 year, and I did check things out.  In
>> >> >my
>> >> >user
>> >> >accounts I had  administrative account (me) and guest.  I recently
>> >> >added
>> >> >a
>> >> >new printer (dont know if this makes any difference or not) but All
>> >> >of a
>> >> >sudden now I get a welcome screen when I start my computer up, so I
>> >> >click on
>> >> >my name and it is fine; but in my user accounts I now have another
>> >> >one.
>> >> >I'm
>> >> >not sure how it got there and if I can delete it or not.
>> >>
>> >> It is probably the ASPNET account, associated with installing .NET
>> >> framework from Windows Update.  Use TweakUI - one of the XP Powertoys
>> >> from
>> >> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp
>> >>
>> >> Once installed  you will find it in Start - All Programs - Powertoys
>> >> for
>> >> Windows XP.  On its Logon page uncheck the line
>> >> 'Show ASPNET on Welcome screen' leaving just the one for your regular
>> >> account checked
>> >>
>> >> -- 
>> >> Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
>> >> Bournemouth, U.K.  Alexn@mvps.D8E8L.org (remove the D8 bit)
>> >>
>>
>>


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