Country Does Not Appear in Telephony Country Code List (180408)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition 4.0
This article was previously published under Q180408
IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry.
Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it
if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the
"Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a
Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.
SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to create a phonebook entry to dial another country, you
may find that the country you want to call is not in the Country Code
list.
CAUSE
This issue can occur if the country you want to call was assigned a
calling code after Windows NT 4.0 was released.
RESOLUTION
WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that
may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot
guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry
Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.
For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys
And Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and
Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics
in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit
it.
To resolve this issue you can add new country codes using the following
steps:
- Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe or Regedit.exe).
- Go to the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
Currentversion\Telephony\Country Li - Create a new key named for the country code that is provided by your
telephone provider.
- Within the new key you created in step 3, create the following values:
Value Name: CountryCode
Data Type : REG_DWORD
Data : <country code in decimal>
Value Name: Name
Data Type : REG_SZ
Data : <Country name>
Value Name: SameAreaRule
Data Type : REG_SZ
Data : <provided by telephone provider>
Value Name: LongDistanceRule
Data Type : REG_SZ
Data : <provided by telephone provider>
Value Name: InternationalRule
Date Type : REG_SZ
Data : <provided by telephone provider&g - Restart your computer for the new country to appear in the Country Code
list.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 8/10/2001 |
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| Keywords: | kbDialUp kbprb KB180408 |
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