Windows 7 Pro client causes an Application Event error 5723 - Netlogon on Domain Controller

You can only raise the functional level on DC's in your environment. All DC's need to be running Server 2003 in order to raise the domain functional level.

7-TEST$ is the object's sAMAccountName in Active Directory.  For some reason the computer is not presenting its sAMAccountName with the dollar sign suffix when attempting to establish a session (during startup) with the domain contoller.

When you joined the computer to the domain did you let the computer account get created at that time or did you create the computer account ahead of time?

I would suggest removing the computer from the domain, removing the object from the domain, and re-join the computer to the domain.

Mlongoh,

When we joined the domain, we let the computer account get created - we did not create it ahead of time.

I would follow your suggestion about removing the computer from the domain and the object and re-joining the domain, but we have done this several times all with the same result.

Of course each time we used a different computer name, if fact we have used different computers entirely - same result error 5723 , Netlogon.

Thanks

Have you attempted to create the object ahead of time before joining?

Mlongoh,

We did not try to create the object ahead of time - but we can try it - although we have never had to do this with XP clients - but I understand your line of thinking - may Windows 7 from some technical reason doesn't create the object correctly in the domain - could be Windows 7 firewall status at the time etc..

We can try it.  Also, curiously we have shut down and booted up the computer several times now and it only created the error once - when it first booted and joined the domain  - so maybe this is a bogus error.

We have an actual working PC running Windows 7 and almost everyday when it first boots it causes this error - however - there have been days it has booted and not created the error - very strange!

ALSO - I incorrectly stated that the error was in the Application Log of the Domain Controller - it's in the System Log of the Domain Controller - sorry.

Mlongoh,

Today we created the Object ahead of time (meaning the computer name in Active Directory) - same result - it generated an error.  It doesn't through the error every time it boots up and the existing PC we have running Windows 7 booted up today and didn't create an error.  I'm starting to think it is something on the Windows 7 client - either firewall blocking connection to that share when it boots or the actual share permission that our DC says it can't gain access to may need an additional permission so the DC can see it.

Thanks

Firewall blocking connection to what share?  If you are thinking that the DC has to access any shares on the Win7 workstation I would disagree.  You can disable sharing completely and still have a PC participate in a domain without error.  So I doubt that's what your issue is.  Of course it's easily tested by disabling all firewall services on the workstation.

I suppose that it's possible that there's something on the PC blocking outbound traffic, but I doubt it.

At this point, I'd be calling Microsoft and opening a ticket.

Sorry Mlongoh - that theory was based on my limited knowledge of how the domain communicates back and forth with the work station.  I don't doubt that you know how and what data is passed between DC and work station.

I'm just taking the "literal" portion of the error - sorry

Thanks Mlongoh - I sincerely appreciate your help.

I'm going to close this question - if I get a definitive answer for this problem - I'll let you know...

Again - thank you for your help.