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- Microsoft(R) Product Support Services Application Note (Text File)
- BV0703: SUPPORT SERVICES QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
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- Revision Date: 11/92
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- The following information applies to Microsoft Visual Basic(TM) for
- Windows(TM) versions 1.0 and 2.0.
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- | PARTICULAR PURPOSE. The user assumes the entire risk as to the |
- | accuracy and the use of this Application Note. This Application |
- | Note may be copied and distributed subject to the following |
- | conditions: 1) All text must be copied without modification and |
- | all pages must be included; 2) If software is included, all files |
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- | utility DISKCOPY is appropriate for this purpose]; 3) All |
- | components of this Application Note must be distributed together; |
- | and 4) This Application Note may not be distributed for profit. |
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- | Copyright 1992 Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved. |
- | Microsoft and MS-DOS are registered trademarks and Visual Basic |
- | Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. |
- | CompuServe is a registered trademark of CompuServe, Inc. |
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- 1. Q. Where can I get information on Microsoft's no-charge
- Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows startup service?
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- A. The telephone number to call for no-charge technical support for
- Visual Basic is (206) 646-5105. (Your phone company will bill you
- normal long-distance charges only.) This service covers questions
- on setup and installation, system requirements, product
- functionality, and navigating the Visual Basic environment. This
- service is available 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. Pacific time, Monday
- through Friday.
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- 2. Q. Where can I get information on fee-based technical support
- and programming assistance for Microsoft Visual Basic for
- Windows?
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- A. Microsoft OnCall is a fee-based service that provides technical
- support and programming assistance. Visual Basic engineers answer
- questions about writing and debugging code, fine-tuning programs,
- error trapping and handling, creating custom controls, and
- calling the Windows application programming interface (API) from
- Visual Basic. The rate for OnCall service is $2 per minute. The
- telephone number for OnCall is (900) 896-9876. Your phone company
- will bill you for this service.
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- If you are blocked from dialing the 900 number, you can call
- (206) 646-5106. A $20 fee will be charged to your credit card for
- each call. Only MasterCard, VISA, and American Express credit
- card numbers are accepted.
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- Microsoft offers additional comprehensive, fee-based technical
- support options. For more information about these options, please
- call Microsoft OnLine Sales at (800) 443-4672.
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- 3. Q. Whom should I contact for information about Microsoft Visual
- Basic for Windows support available on the CompuServe(R)
- electronic information service?
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- A. Microsoft technical support and assistance from other Visual
- Basic users are available on the MS Basic forum on CompuServe.
- The MS Basic forum also provides access to the Microsoft
- Knowledge Base, which contains descriptions of known problems and
- answers to many commonly asked questions. For more information,
- call CompuServe at (800) 848-8990. If you have a modem installed,
- you can also install the CompuServe Information Manager, which is
- provided with Visual Basic version 2.0. This application provides
- an option for setting up your own CompuServe account.
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