Article ID: 180408
Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Enterprise Edition
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.
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