Microsoft KB Archive/820886

= New Dialing Codes to Create Custom Calling Card Rules =

Article ID: 820886

Article Last Modified on 12/3/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Premium Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Standard Edition

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IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry



SUMMARY
This article describes Dialing Rules design changes in Windows XP and Windows 2003.



Modify the Registry to Adjust the Calling Rules
WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

The following Registry entry stores the dialing rules for predefined countries:

Where  represents a country as a numbered entry in this list. The numbers refer to the international country codes (for example USA = 1 and United Kingdom = 44).

For each country there are the following two registry entries. You can adjust the calling rules by editing the following registry values for all the countries:
 * InternationalRule
 * LongDistanceRule

For Example: To set the USA Long Distance Rule, look for an optional long distance carrier, dial 1 for long distance, dial the area code, and then dial the number.

To modify the registry to adjust the calling rules:

Follow these steps, and then quit Registry Editor:  Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK. Locate and then click the following key in the registry:

 

 On the Edit menu, click Modify. Type N1FG, and then press ENTER.

For additional information about creating custom calling card rules, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

167220 How to Create Custom Calling Card Rules

Codes for Dialing
The following list describes the different dialing codes that you can use when you are setting up custom calling card rules.

You can use the following codes only in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. With these codes, you can include configurable carrier codes as part of the dialed number. This functionality does not exist in earlier versions of Windows.

Additional query words: dialing rules calling card codes

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