Remote Desktop to Server 2008R2 fails from one particular Win7 client
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I have a VPS running Windows Web Server 2008 R2. I'm able to connect using Remote Desktop from my home PC (Windows 7), personal laptop (Windows 7), and work laptop (Windows XP).
However, I cannot connect from my work PC (Windows 7). I receive the error "The logon attempt failed" in the RDP client, and the server event log shows "An account failed to log on" with this explanation:
Subject:
    Security ID:        NULL SID
    Account Name:       -
    Account Domain:     -
    Logon ID:       0x0
Logon Type:         3
Account For Which Logon Failed:
    Security ID:        NULL SID
    Account Name:       username
    Account Domain:     hostname
Failure Information:
    Failure Reason:     Unknown user name or bad password.
    Status:         0xc000006d
    Sub Status:     0xc0000064
Process Information:
    Caller Process ID:  0x0
    Caller Process Name:    -
Network Information:
    Workstation Name:   JESSE-PC
    Source Network Address: -
    Source Port:        -
Detailed Authentication Information:
    Logon Process:      NtLmSsp 
    Authentication Package: NTLM
    Transited Services: -
    Package Name (NTLM only):   -
    Key Length:     0
I can connect from the offending work PC if I start up Windows XP Mode and use the RDP client inside that.
The server is part of a domain but my account is local, so I'm logging in using a username of the form hostname\username. None of the clients are part of a domain. The server uses a self-signed certificate, and connecting from home I get a warning about that, but connecting from work I just get the logon error.
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