The US number is
1-866-740-1256 (toll-free)
"dba-tamuk" <dbatamuk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B6FB5F3E-8EAD-4E16-BB38-F244E84E651F@microsoft.com...
> 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.
>> >
>> >