My desktop computer is connected to a high-speed cable internet connection
via a LAN. When I go to add a telephone number for a contact in Outlook
2003, I get a pop-up asking to set up dialing rules that apply to dialing
that contact via a modem - which this desktop does not have installed. I am
unable to add the phone number without creating these dialing rules and I am
unable to disable the pop-up.

Simply fill it in. It doesn't affect anything if you don't use it.

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Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

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"Dave2U" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:0DC213C8-B72E-4350-856A-(E-Mail Removed)...
> My desktop computer is connected to a high-speed cable internet connection
> via a LAN. When I go to add a telephone number for a contact in Outlook
> 2003, I get a pop-up asking to set up dialing rules that apply to dialing
> that contact via a modem - which this desktop does not have installed. I
> am
> unable to add the phone number without creating these dialing rules and I
> am
> unable to disable the pop-up.

This still does not answer my question as to why this pop-up suddenly started
appearing on this machine while it does not appear on my second similarly
configured machine also running Office 2003 Professional.

I would like to reconfigure this so it does not reoccur. I have attempted
using "Outlook Detect and Repair" as well as "Add/Remove Programs" to repair
this behaviour to no avail.

"Roady [MVP]" wrote:

> Simply fill it in. It doesn't affect anything if you don't use it.
>
> --
> Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
> Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
> http://www.howto-outlook.com/
> Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more
>
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> "Dave2U" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:0DC213C8-B72E-4350-856A-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > My desktop computer is connected to a high-speed cable internet connection
> > via a LAN. When I go to add a telephone number for a contact in Outlook
> > 2003, I get a pop-up asking to set up dialing rules that apply to dialing
> > that contact via a modem - which this desktop does not have installed. I
> > am
> > unable to add the phone number without creating these dialing rules and I
> > am
> > unable to disable the pop-up.
>

It's not Outlook asking you this but Windows. It is the same dialog as in
Control Panel-> Phone and Modem Options

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

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"Dave2U" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:013701F6-C445-4570-82BE-(E-Mail Removed)...
> This still does not answer my question as to why this pop-up suddenly
> started
> appearing on this machine while it does not appear on my second similarly
> configured machine also running Office 2003 Professional.
>
> I would like to reconfigure this so it does not reoccur. I have attempted
> using "Outlook Detect and Repair" as well as "Add/Remove Programs" to
> repair
> this behaviour to no avail.
>
> "Roady [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Simply fill it in. It doesn't affect anything if you don't use it.
>>
>> --
>> Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
>> Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
>> http://www.howto-outlook.com/
>> Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more
>>
>> -----
>> "Dave2U" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:0DC213C8-B72E-4350-856A-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > My desktop computer is connected to a high-speed cable internet
>> > connection
>> > via a LAN. When I go to add a telephone number for a contact in
>> > Outlook
>> > 2003, I get a pop-up asking to set up dialing rules that apply to
>> > dialing
>> > that contact via a modem - which this desktop does not have installed.
>> > I
>> > am
>> > unable to add the phone number without creating these dialing rules and
>> > I
>> > am
>> > unable to disable the pop-up.
>>