[chuckles]

I was at my wits end, so the next step would be to try 3rd party software, but I really wanted RDP. The knowledge base here is, IMO, greater than Microsoft’s or any of the other blogs that go through all the elementary stuff over and over. Course you guys don’t know what all I’ve tried so I figure there will be some basic stuff thrown out there. I would think if I could get 3 machines going in about 1 min or less, I should be able to copy the same setup on the 4th machine. I’m figuring the “simple” fix will be something the help screens don’t cover, usually software from something else. I’ve watched bunches of Youtubes and they pretty much cover the basics. The Microsoft help boards do pretty much the same. If you Google it, you see many many others have the same problem, but alas, no answer as of yet.

[Greysard]

First I'd try to check that I can establish a TCP session to that port. I'd use WireShark or something like that. Use "netstat -a -n" to check that the port is open and bound to a usable interface. If that works and you see the session established, the second thing to look for is authentication. It may be that the server (the box that you want to connect to) is configured for authentication methods that the other box does not support. You said that the server is Win7 Ultimate, but what is the client? Do you have the same pair of OSes working over RDP on your other computers?