Sorry, been a crazy day...
I can't select a country to get a number, but if I press next, it gives me a
number in Afghanistan to call...
How can I find out the U.S. number and why can't I select a country?
Thanks!
"dba-tamuk" wrote:
> Contacted my ISP, and they shunned me saying that this was a Microsoft issue,
> not their issue :| So, I could pay $139 bux for a 6-month or so subscription
> to Support+ or a one-time $99 fee [ATT/SBC]... All this just fix a simple DNS
> issue...
>
> I can do nslookup on www.google.com and reverse lookup on my i.p. address,
> so I don't understand what the DNS issue is with activation. The only thing I
> noticed, that might be an issue, is that I don't get an "authoritative
> answer".
>
> The only other option would be to bring the box to work to activate it.
>
> Also, can anyone tell me why I can't select a country in the drop-down box
> for call-activation?
>
> Thanks!
>
>
> "Jupiter Jones [MVP]" wrote:
>
> > Have you asked your IT department?
> > Since you are attempting to activate Enterprise, that is where you
> > should start.
> >
> > "If my ISP is blocking..."
> > that sounds more like an ISP issue rather than Microsoft as you
> > suggest.
> >
> > --
> > Jupiter Jones [MVP]
> > http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
> > http://www.dts-l.org
> >
> >
> > "dba-tamuk" <dbatamuk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:136E027D-E54F-4892-8A88-B390B869D2AC@microsoft.com...
> > > So, yeah... Obviously, I can't activate the 'ole Windows Vista. Yet
> > > another
> > > Micro$haft product with bugs in it.
> > >
> > > I tried online activation, which gives me the error code:
> > > 0x8007232C
> > > DNS request not supported by name server.
> > >
> > > How do I found out which name server it could possibly be!? Using
> > > the name
> > > server request seems a bit redundant. Why did they opt for a DNS
> > > request,
> > > instead of using a static server?
> > >
> > > Second: I tried 'slui.exe 4' and no go... The drop-down box stays
> > > gray with
> > > 'Afghanistan' as the active selection. How can I bypass the locked
> > > drop-down
> > > box and get a number?
> > >
> > > If my ISP is blocking DNS requests, why should they trust someone
> > > and allow
> > > that traffic, when it's obviously being blocked for security
> > > reasons!?
> > > Obviously, Micro$haft didn't think this one through.
> >
> >