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(SOLVED) Remote Desktop cannot be enabled, Windows 7 Professional.

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Boggin:
What AV program are you using on the Win 7 machine ?

Steevo:
Microsoft security essentials.

Steevo:
I should say, there were two services that had errors and would not start.
One was "remote Desktop Connection" and it was set for local user.
I changed it to Network Service and was able to start it, and the error message disappeared from the other service that would not start.

I turned the windows firewall off on the windows 7 machine and I was immediately able to connect from the laptop.
I turned it back on and I could not.

So things are looking up here! 

I looked at the firewall rules and there is a rule for RDC including the port that I have configured for RDC. It appears to be correct.
But the windows firewall closes that port when enabled, which I am presently testing with the
http://ping.eu/port-chk/
Online tool.

So I am working on the firewall rule. It seems to be OK but I can't connect when the firewall is on.
I ended up deleting the correct rule and creating another one just the same.

Boggin:
Is this how you've done it http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-open-a-port-in-the-windows-7-firewall.html

Steevo:
Yeah. There was already an appropriate rule there but it was not working.
I deleted the rule and re-created it just the same.
It is working now. 

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