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This has been bugging me since I upgraded from Vista to Win7 and thanks to folks at the Samba-general list, here is the solution!

Add the following registry keys:
HKLM/System/CCS/Services/Lanman/Workstation/Parameters
DWORD DomainCompatibilityMode = 1
DWORD DNSNameResolutionRequired = 0

If you are using Samba 3.3.4 or older you need to change the following keys
HKLM/System/CCS/Services/Netlogon/Parameters
DWORD RequireSignOnSeal = 0
DWORD RequireStrongKey = 0

Versions of Samba after 3.3.4 are reported to be happy with the default values for the above two keys, I can confirm the last two changes are not required (and will cause the join to fail) for Samba 3.3.9

It may also be required to remove the NTUSER.DAT file from the Roaming Profile if you get the error “Group Policy Client Service Failed the logon – Access Denied”, this will however cause all the user specific settings in the registry to be lost.

In short, set WLM/MSN to run in Vista compatibility mode (right click the short cut -> properties -> compatibility)

Thanks to My Digital Life for the heads up!

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