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- Microsoft Support Services
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-
- If you have a question about Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM), first
- look in the printed documentation, the online text files, or consult
- Help. If you cannot find the answer, contact the Microsoft Support
- Network. Outside the United States, contact Microsoft Product Support
- Services at the Microsoft subsidiary office that serves your area.
- For information about Microsoft subsidiary offices, see "Product
- Support Worldwide" later in this section.
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- The Microsoft Support Network
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- The Microsoft Support Network offers you a wide range of choices and
- access to high-quality, responsive technical support. Microsoft
- recognizes that support needs vary from user to user; the Microsoft
- Support Network allows you to choose the type of support that best
- meets your needs, with options ranging from electronic bulletin boards
- to annual support programs.
-
- If you have a question about MASM, first look in the product
- documentation or consult online Help. You can also find late-breaking
- updates and technical information in the README.TXT file and other
- text files that came with your MASM disks.
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- Services vary outside the United States and Canada. In other locations,
- contact a local Microsoft subsidiary for information. The Microsoft
- Support Network is subject to MicrosoftÆs then-current prices, terms,
- and conditions, and is subject to change without notice.
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- Product Support Within the United States and Canada
- ===================================================
- In the United States and Canada, the following support services are
- available through the Microsoft Support Network:
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- Electronic Services
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- These services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
- including holidays.
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- Microsoft FastTips
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- (800) 936-4300 on a touch-tone telephone. Receive automated
- answers to common questions, and access a library of technical
- notes, all delivered by recording or fax. You can use the
- following keys on your touch-tone telephone after you reach
- FastTips:
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- TO PRESS
- -- -----
- Advance to the next message *
- Repeat the current message 7
- Return to the beginning of FastTips #
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- CompuServe
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- Interact with other users and Microsoft support engineers,
- or access the Microsoft Knowledge Base to get product
- information. At any ! prompt, type go microsoft to access
- Microsoft forums, or type go mskb to access the Microsoft
- Knowledge Base. The Microsoft Languages forum (go mslang) has
- a section dedicated to MASM issues. For an introductory
- CompuServe membership kit, call (800) 848-8199, operator 230.
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- Microsoft Download Service
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- (206) 936-6735 via modem. Access the Driver Library and
- the most current technical notes (1200, 2400, or 9600
- baud; no parity; 8 data bits; 1 stop bit).
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- Internet
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- Access the Driver Library and the Microsoft Knowledge Base.
- The Microsoft Internet FTP archive host, ftp.microsoft.com,
- supports anonymous login. When logging in as anonymous, you
- should type your complete electronic mail name as your password.
-
- Standard Support
- ----------------
- No-charge support from Microsoft support engineers is available via
- a toll call between 6:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M. Pacific time, Monday
- through Friday, excluding holidays. This support is available for
- 90 days after you make your first call.
-
- * For technical support for MASM, call 206-646-5109. When you
- call, you should be at your computer and have the appropriate
- product documentation at hand. Be prepared to give the
- following information:
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- - The version number of the Microsoft product that you
- are using
- - The type of hardware that you are using
- - The exact wording of any messages that appeared on your
- screen
- - A description of what happened and what you were doing
- when the problem occurred
- - A description of how you tried to solve the problem
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- Priority Support
- ----------------
- The Microsoft Support Network offers priority telephone access to
- Microsoft support engineers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except
- holidays.
-
- * (900) 555-2300; $2 per minute, $95 maximum. Charges
- appear on your telephone bill.
- * (800) 936-5800; $95 per incident, billed to your VISA
- card, MasterCard, or American Express card.
-
- Text Telephone
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- Microsoft text telephone (TT/TDD) services are available for the
- deaf or hard-of-hearing. Using a TT/TDD modem, dial (206) 635-4948
- between 6:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M. Pacific time, Monday through Friday,
- excluding holidays.
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- Other Support Options
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- The Microsoft Support Network offers annual and multiple incident
- support plans. For information, contact the Microsoft Support Network
- Sales Group at (800) 936-3500 between 6:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M. Pacific
- time, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.
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- Product Training and Consultation
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- Microsoft Solution Providers are independent organizations that
- provide consulting, integration, customization, development, technical
- support and training, and other services for Microsoft products. These
- companies are called Solution Providers because they apply technology
- and provide services to help solve real-world problems.
-
- For more information about the Microsoft Solution Providers program
- or the Microsoft Solution Provider nearest to you, please call (800)
- 426-9400 between 6:30 A.M. and 5:30 P.M. Pacific time, Monday through
- Friday, excluding holidays.
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- Product Support Worldwide
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- Information about contacting Microsoft Subsidiaries outside the United
- States and Canada is given in the Introduction section of the MASM
- Environment and Tools manual, starting on page xxvi.
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