I got some Indian guy, and after I told him it was Volume License, he tried
to transfer me to another department and it failed giving an error code of
SB98: The call you are trying to make is outside of your area...
Can anyone tell me what type of DNS request the SLUI program is doing?
Am I the only that's having this two-teired issue of not being able to
active online or get the numbers by using 'slui.exe 4'?
Vista succesfully passed genuine advantage validation but can't activate. Is
there a downloadable tool, such as the WGA Validation tool?
[This, I really doubt, but it's worth asking...]
I understand Microsoft's necessity for activation, but leaving customers in
the dark about how activation works or what methods to troubleshoot should
'a', 'b' or 'c' issue arise is not consumer-friendly.
Is there a packet-capture program compatible with Vista, so I can see what
the DNS request is, and work from there?
"Dave" wrote:
> 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.
> >> >
> >> >
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