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user account on Xp

my computer is asking me to log into windows xp, when i looked in the user accounts in the control panel i found a account called ASP.NET MACHINE A...S account. this account has never been there before also it is password protected. i had installed some new HP software today. this new account does not appear when logging into computer. I dont know if i should delete this new account.

anyone got any ideas

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  • peter_the_piper
    peter_the_piper Posts: 30,269 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    This seemed to happen to me also when I installed the software for my HP scanner. At moment I have left it there as I didn't know whether to remove it as well. I hope someone comes up with an answer.
    Peter
    I'd rather be an Optimist and be proved wrong than a Pessimist and be proved right.
  • Mattjimf
    Mattjimf Posts: 556 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    see here for details on the asp.net machine user account.
    Sometimes i surprise myself by being right.
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