When you install TAPI (Telephony Application Programming Interface) 2.1
and configure a Dial-Up Networking connection to use the local area code
when you dial a phone number, the 10-digit phone number to be dialed may
be changed to contain random or unintelligible characters.
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This behavior occurs because the Tapi32.dll file that is installed with
the TAPI 2.1 software cannot correctly handle the 10-digit local area code
and phone number.
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To work around this issue, follow these steps:
| 1. | Double-click the Dial-Up Networking connection you want to use, and
then click Dial Properties.
|
| 2. | Type 000 in the Area Code box, and then
click OK.
|
When you type
000 in the Area Code box, the correct local area code
is dialed, but the number to be dialed does not contain any invalid
characters.
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This problem no longer occurs in Windows 98. To resolve this problem, install the current version of Windows. For information about the current version of Windows, visit
http://www.microsoft.com/windows (http://www.microsoft.com/windows).
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