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- SUPPORT.TXT for Microsoft Chat
- For Microsoft Windows 95 and Windows NT
- October 1997
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- (c) Copyright Microsoft Corporation, 1997
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- CONTENTS
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- Your Guide to Microsoft Technical Support
- Self-Help Tools to Find Answers Yourself
- Direct Assistance with a Microsoft Technical Support Engineer
- Technical Support Worldwide
-
-
-
- Your Guide to Microsoft Technical Support
- =========================================
-
- If you have a technical question about Microsoft Chat, use this
- book, The Web the Way You Want It, or consult Help. If you still have a
- question, Microsoft offers technical support and services ranging from
- self-help tools to direct assistance with a Microsoft Technical Support
- Engineer.
-
- Note
- * The services and prices listed here are available in the United
- States and Canada only.
-
-
- Self-Help Tools to Find Answers Yourself
- ========================================
-
- Microsoft Technical Support Online
- ----------------------------------
- This innovative site uses the cutting-edge technology of Microsoft to
- help you access the most relevant technical information and resources
- to answer your support questions. Use the Troubleshooting wizards to
- easily diagnose and answer technical questions. Or select technical
- articles, programming aids, or commonly asked questions from the
- Microsoft Knowledge Base of over 75,000 articles. Visit
- http://www.microsoft.com/support/ today and see how easy it is to find
- the answers you need.
-
-
- Direct Assistance with a Microsoft Technical Support Engineer
- =============================================================
-
- Standard No-Charge Support
- --------------------------
- If you still need answers to your technical questions, Microsoft offers
- no-charge support for retail* versions of this product as follows:
-
- Standard No-Charge Support for Microsoft Chat is provided as part of the
- support available for Internet Explorer. Specifically, 90 days of no-
- charge support, beginning with the first time you contact an engineer
- with a question on either Microsoft Chat or Internet Explorer.
-
- To receive Standard No-Charge Support, in the U.S., call (425) 635-
- 7123, 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. Pacific time, Monday through Friday,
- excluding holidays. In Canada, call (905) 568-4494, 5:00 A.M. to 5:00
- P.M. Pacific time, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Toll-
- charges may apply.
-
- Note
- * If your Microsoft product was pre-installed or distributed with
- your personal computer, the personal computer manufacturer is
- responsible for providing your product support. For support, contact
- the manufacturer or source from which you obtained your Microsoft
- product.
-
-
- Pay-Per-Incident Support
- ------------------------
- If you require support after normal business hours, or if your 90 days
- of Standard No-Charge Support, as described above, have expired, you
- can purchase Pay-Per-Incident Support.
-
- In the U.S., for a fee of $35 US per incident, call (800) 936-5700 or
- (900) 555-2000, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including holidays.
-
- In Canada, for a fee of $45 CDN plus tax per incident, call (800) 668-
- 7975, 5:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M. Pacific time, seven days a week, excluding
- holidays.
-
- Note
- * Support fees for the (800)# calls will be billed to your VISA,
- MasterCard, or American Express credit card. Support fees for the
- (900)# calls will appear on your telephone bill.
-
-
- Priority Annual Support
- -----------------------
- If you anticipate a high volume of support incidents, or need priority
- access to Microsoft Technical Support Engineers, you can purchase a
- Priority Annual Desktop Account.
-
- In the U.S., for more information or to purchase an annual account, at
- a cost of $295 US per 10 incidents, call (800) 936-3500, 24 hours a
- day, 7 days a week, including holidays. To submit and incident against
- an existing account, call (800) 936-4700, 24 hours a day, 7 days a
- week, including holidays.
-
- In the Canada, for more information, to purchase an annual account at a
- cost of $295 CDN plus tax per 10 incidents, or to submit an incident
- against an existing account, please call (800) 668-7975, 5:00 A.M. to
- 9:00 P.M. Pacific time, seven days a week, excluding holidays.
-
- Submitting Questions via the Internet
- -------------------------------------
- In the U.S. and Canada, you can also submit your Standard No-Charge,
- Pay-Per-Incident or Priority Annual support questions via the Internet
- with Web Response. For more details, visit Microsoft Technical Support
- Online at http://www.microsoft.com/support/
-
-
- Additional Support Options
- ==========================
-
- Support Programs and Services
- -----------------------------
- Microsoft Technical Support also offers professional support programs
- and services for medium-sized and large businesses that require more
- than just standard incident resolution. For more information, see the
- Support.txt online document or visit Microsoft Technical Support Online
- at http://www.microsoft.com/support/
-
- Text Telephone
- --------------
- Microsoft text telephone (TT/TTY) services are available for the deaf
- or hard-of-hearing. In the United States, using a TT/TTY modem, call
- (425) 635-4948. In Canada, using a TT/TTY modem, call (905) 568-9641.
-
-
- Technical Support Worldwide
- ===========================
-
- Support services and prices may vary outside the United States and
- Canada. For information about support available outside the U.S. and
- Canada, contact the local Microsoft subsidiary in your area. For a list
- of worldwide Microsoft subsidiaries, see the Support.txt online
- document or visit Microsoft Technical Support Online at
- http://www.microsoft.com/support/
-
- Note
- * The services and prices listed here are available in the United
- States and Canada only. Support services may vary outside the U.S. and
- Canada. For more information about support in other locations, contact
- your local Microsoft subsidiary.
-
-
- Microsoftís support services are subject to Microsoftís then-current
- prices, terms, and conditions, which are subject to change without
- notice.
-
- If you are outside the United States and have a question about a
- Microsoft product, first:
-
- * Consult the documentation and other printed information
- included with your product.
- * Check online Help.
- * Check the Readme documents that come with your product disks.
- These files provide general information that became available
- after the books in the product package were published.
- * Consult electronic options such as CompuServe forums or
- bulletin
- boards, if available.
-
- If you cannot find a solution, you can receive information about how to
- obtain product support by contacting the Microsoft subsidiary office
- that serves your country.
-
- Calling a Microsoft Subsidiary Office
- -------------------------------------
- When you call, you should be at your computer and have the appropriate
- product documentation at hand. Be prepared to give the following
- information:
-
- * The version number of Microsoft product that you are using.
- * The type of hardware that you are using, including network
- hardware, if applicable.
- * The operating system 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.
-
- The following list contains Microsoft subsidiary offices and the
- countries they serve. If there is no Microsoft office in your country,
- please contact the establishment from which you purchased your
- Microsoft product. This list provides only basic technical support
- phone and fax numbers; other services such as BBS and sales numbers may
- be available. Support policies may vary by country.
-
-
- Area Telephone Numbers
- ____________________________________________________
-
- Argentina Microsoft de Argentina S.A.
- Technical Support: (54) (1) 314-0560
- Customer Service: (54) (1) 819-1900
- Fax: (54) (1) 819-1921
-
-
- Australia Microsoft Pty. Ltd.
- Technical Support: (61) (02) 9805 1108
- Fax: (61) (02) 9805 1108
-
-
- Austria Microsoft Ges.m.b.H.
- Phone: (+43) 1 610 64-0
- Fax: (+43) 1 610 64-200
- Information: 0660-6520
- CompuServe: GO MSEURO (Microsoft Central Europe)
- Standard Support: Installation and Handling
- Windows 95: 0660-6510
- General information about Support Network in
- Central Europe:
- Fax: 0049/2622/167006
-
-
- Belgium Microsoft NV
- Phone: +32-2-730 39 11
- Fax: +32-2-726 96 09
- Microsoft Information Center: +32-2-481 52 52
- CompuServe: 02-2150530 (GO MSBEN)
- Bulletin Board: +32-2-726 85 45
- (14400/1200/2400/9600 baud, 8 bits, no parity, 1
- stop bit,
- ANSI terminal emulation)
- Technical Support:
- +32-2-513 32 74 (Dutch-speaking)
- +32-2-502 34 32 (English-speaking)
- +32-2-513 22 68 (French-speaking)
-
- Bolivia
- See Argentina
-
-
- Brazil Microsoft Informatica Ltda.
- Phone: (55) (11) 5514-7100
- Fax: (55) (11) 5514-7106 / 5514-7107
- Technical Support:
- Phone: (55) (11) 5506-8087
- Fax: (55) (11) 5506-8506
- Bulletin Board Service: (55) (11) 5506-1234
- Customer Support: (55) (11) 822-5764
-
-
- Canada Microsoft Canada Inc.
- Head Office Phone: 1 (905) 568-0434
- Customer Support Centre: 1 (800) 563-9048
- Technical Support (Desktop Systems including
- Microsoft Windows 95: 1 (905) 568-4494
- Priority Support Information: 1 (800) 668-7975
- Text Telephone (TT/TDD) 1 (905) 568-9641
- Bulletin Board Service: 1 (905) 507-3022
-
-
- Caribbean Microsoft Caribbean, Inc.
- Phone: (809) 273-3600
- Technical Support: (214) 714-9100
- Fax: (809) 273-3636
-
-
- Central America
- See Latin America
-
-
- Chile Microsoft Chile S.A.
- Phone: 56-2-330-6000
- Fax: 56-2-330-6190
- Personal Operating Systems:
- Phone: 56-2-330-6222
- Fax: 56-2-341-1439
- Customer Service: 56-2-800-213121
-
-
- Colombia Microsoft Colombia
- Phone: (571) 618 2245
- Technical Support:
- Phone: (571) 618 2255
- Fax: (571) 618 2269
-
-
- Czech Republic Microsoft s.r.o.
- Phone (+42) (2) 611 97 111
- Technical Support: (+42) (2) 2150 3222
- or 53 52 56 (Windows only)
- Fax: (+42) (2) 611 97 100
-
-
- Denmark Microsoft Denmark AS
- Technical Support: (45) (44) 89 01 11
- Phone: (45) (44) 89 01 00
- Fax: (45) (44) 68 55 10
- Microsoft FaxSvar: (45) (44) 89 01 44
- Microsoft BBS: (45) (44) 66 90 46
- (Document 303030 in FaxSvar contains detailed
- instructions)
- Microsoft MSDL: (45) (44) 66 90 46
- Microsoft FastTips: (45) (44) 89 01 44
-
-
- Dubai Microsoft Middle East
- Phone: (971) 4 513 888
- Fax: (971) 4 527 444
- Technical Support (Personal Operating Systems
- & Desktop Applications:
- Phone: (971) (4) 524 488
- Fax: (971) (4) 524 495
- E-mail: mts@emirates.net.ae
- Priority Support Information: (971) (4) 555 752
-
-
- Ecuador Corporation Microsoft del Ecuador S.A.
- Phone: (593) (2) 460-447, (593) (2) 460-451
- Customer Service: (593) (2) 460-453, (593) (2) 460-
- 458
- Technical Support: (593) (2) 463-094
-
-
- Egypt Microsoft Egypt
- Phone: +202-418-6101
- Fax: +202-4174766
- Technical Support (Personal Operating Systems
- & Desktop Applications:
- Phone: (202) 261 3991 / 6
- Fax: (971) 403 2718
-
-
- England
- See United Kingdom
-
-
- Finland Microsoft OY
- Phone: (358) (90) 525 501
- Fax: (358) (90) 522 955
- Technical Support Phone: (358) (90) 525 502 500
- Microsoft FaxSvar: (46) (0) 8-752 29 00
- (Information in Swedish and English)
- Microsoft BBS: (46) (0) 8-750 47 42
- (Information in Swedish and English)
- Microsoft MSDL: (358) (90) 455 03 66
- Microsoft FastTips: (358) (90) 525 502 550
- For Technical Support, please contact your
- local dealer.
-
-
- France Microsoft France
- Phone: (33) (1) 69-86-46-46
- Fax: (33) (1) 64-46-06-60
- Technical Support:
- Phone: (33) (1) 59-85-96-33 (Province)
- or (33) (3) 49-49-49-57
- Fax: (33) (1) 69-28-00-28
-
-
- French Polynesia
- See France
-
-
- Germany Microsoft GmbH
- Phone: 089/3176-0
- CompuServe: GO MSEURO (Microsoft Central Europe)
- Bulletin board, device drivers, tech notes:
- Btx: *microsoft# or *610808000#
- Standard Support: Installation and Handling
- Windows: 089/3176-1110
- Windows 95: 089/3176-1115
- Fax: 089/3176-1000
- General information about the Microsoft
- Support Network in Central Europe:
- Fax: 02622/167006
-
-
- Greece Microsoft Hellas, S.A.
- Phone: (30) (1) 6806-775 through (30) (1) 6806-779
- Fax: (30) (1) 6806-780
- Technical Support:
- Phone: (30) (1) 9247-030
- Fax: (30) (1) 9215-363
-
-
- Hong Kong Microsoft Hong Kong Ltd.
- Technical Support: (852) 2804-4222
- Fax: (852) 560-2217
- Product Support Faxback Service: (852) 2535-9293
-
-
- Hungary Microsoft Hungary
- Phone: +36 (1) 268 1668
- Fax: +36 (1) 268-1558
- Technical Support: +36 (1) 267-4636 (2MSINFO)
-
- Iceland
- See Denmark
-
-
- India Microsoft India
- Phone: (011) (91) (80) 509 2678,
- (011) (91) (11) 646 0767, 646 0813
- Fax: (011) (91) (80) 509 2601,
- (011) (91) (11) 647 4714
-
-
- Indonesia (SP) Indonesia - Jakarta
- Technical Support: 62 21 5721060
- Fax: 62 21 5732077
-
-
- Ireland
- See United Kingdom
-
-
-
- Israel Microsoft Israel Ltd.
- Phone: 972-3-613-0833
- Fax: 972-3-613-0834
-
- Italy Microsoft SpA
- Phone: (39) (2) 7039-21
- Fax: (39) (2) 7039-2020
- Microsoft by Fax (Fax-on-demand service):
- (39) (2) 70-300-703
- Dealer Support (Customer Service for resellers only):
- (39) (2) 70-398-388
- Bulletin Board Service: (39) (2) 7030-0102
- Technical Support: (39) (2) 70-398-351
- Microsoft Consulting Service: (39) (2) 7039-2400
- Microsoft Rome Office: (39) (6) 5432-497
-
-
- Japan Microsoft Company Ltd.
- Technical Support (Standard Support): (81)
- (424) 41-8700
- Technical Support options/ Support Contract:
- Phone: 0120-37-0196 (toll free domestic only)
- Customer Service Phone (Version
- upgrade/Registration):
- Phone: (81) (48) 226-5500
- Fax: (81) (48) 226-5511
-
-
- Korea Microsoft CH
- Phone: (82) (2) 531-4500
- Fax: (82) (2) 531-1724
- Customer Service: 080-022-7337 (toll free domestic
- only)
- Technical Support (Windows) : (82) (2) 563-0054
- Microsoft FastTips: (82) (2) 3453-7555
-
-
- Latin America Microsoft Latin American Headquarters (USA)
- Phone: (305) 489-4800
- Fax: (305) 491-1616
- Customer Service: (425) 936-8661
- Technical Support: (214) 714-9100
-
-
- Liechtenstein
- See Switzerland (German-speaking)
-
-
- Luxembourg Microsoft NV
- Phone: +32-2-730 39 11
- Microsoft Information Center: +32-2-481 52 52
- CompuServe: +32-2-215 05 30 (GO MSBEN)
- Bulletin Board: +32-2-726 85 45
- (1200/2400/9600/14400 baud, 8 bits, no parity, 1
- stop bit, ANSI
- terminal emulation)
- Technical Support:
- +32-2-513 32 74 (Dutch-speaking)
- +32+2-502 34 32 (English-speaking)
- +32+2-513 22 68 (French-speaking)
-
-
- Malaysia (SP) Microsoft (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
- Phone: (60-3) 793-9595
- Fax: (60-3) 791-6080
-
-
- Mexico Microsoft Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
- Technical Support (Applications and Operating
- Systems):
- (52) (5) 325-0912
- Customer Service: (52) (5) 325-0911
- Fast Tips: (52) (5) 237-4894
- Bulletin Board Service:
- (52) (5) 628-6200
- (2400s/14400Kbaud, 8 bits, no parity, 1 stop bit,
- ANSI)
- (52) (5) 628-6202
- (14400Kbaud, 8 bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, ANSI)
- User: MSMEXICO, NO Password
-
-
- Morocco Microsoft Afrique Du Nord
- Phone: (212) 2 47 10 72
- Fax: (212) 2 47 10 86
-
-
- Netherlands Microsoft BV
- Phone: 023-5689189
- Technical Support:
- 023-5677877 (Dutch-speaking)
- 023-5677853 (English-speaking)
- Customer Service: 023-5677700
- CompuServe: 020-6880085 (GO MSBEN)
- Bulletin Board: 023-5634221 (1200/2400/9600/14400
- baud, 8 bits,
- no parity, 1 stop bits, ANSI terminal emulation)
-
-
- New Zealand Microsoft New Zealand Ltd.
- Phone: 64 (9) 358-3724
- Fax: 64 (9) 358-3726
- Technical Support:
- Phone: 64 (9) 357-5575
- Fax: 64 (9) 307-0516 and 357-5577
-
-
- Northern Ireland
- See United Kingdom
-
-
- Norway Microsoft Norway AS
- Phone: (47) (22) 02 25 00
- Fax: (47) (22) 95 06 64
- Techincal Support: (47) (22) 02 25 50
- Microsoft BBS: (47) (22) 18 22 09
- (Document 404040 in FaxSvar contains detailed
- instructions)
- Microsoft FaxSvar: (47) (22) 02 25 70
- Microsoft MSDL: (47) (22) 18 22 09
- Microsoft FastTips: (47) (22) 02 25 70
-
-
- Papua New Guinea
- See Australia
-
-
- Paraguay
- See Argentina
-
-
- Peru
- See Latin America
-
-
- Philippines (SP) Microsoft Philippines
- Phone: 632 811 0062
- Technical Support: 632 892 2295 or 2495
- Fax: 632 813 2493
-
-
- Poland Microsoft Sp.z o.o.
- Phone: +(48-22) 661-54-00
- Fax: +(48-22) 661-54-34
- Information Service: +(48-22) 628-69-24
- Technical Support: +(48-22) 621-67-93
-
-
- Portugal Microsoft Portugal, Lda.
- Phone: (351) 1 4409200
- Fax: (351) 1 4412101
- Technical Support:
- Standard Support (All Clusters):
- (351) 1 4409280 ,-81, -82, or -83
- Fax : (351) 1 44116555
-
- Republic of China Microsoft Taiwan Corp.
- Phone: (886) (2) 504-3122
- Fax: (886) (2) 504-3121
- Technical Support: (886) (2) 508-9501
-
-
- Republic of Ireland
- See United Kingdom
-
-
- Russia Microsoft A/O
- Fax: (+7) (502) 224 50 45
-
-
- Saudi Arabia Microsoft Saudi Arabia
- Phone: +966-1-488-1165
- Fax: +966-1-488-1576
- Technical Support:
- (Personal Operating System and Desktop
- Applications):
- Phone: 800-124 0500
- (toll free within Saudi Arabia)
- Fax: 966-1-4740576
-
-
- Scotland
- See United Kingdom
-
-
- Singapore Microsoft Singapore Pte Ltd.
- Phone: (65) 337-6088
- Fax: (65) 337-6788
- Customer Services Phone: (65) 433-5488
- Customer Services Fax: (65) 339-9958
- Product Support Services Phone: (65) 337-9946
- Product Support Services Fax: (65) 337-6700
-
-
- Slovenia Microsoft d.o.o (see Germany also)
- Phone: +386 61 1881 133
- Fax: +386 61 1881 137
- Technical Support: +386 61 123 23 54 or +386 64 331
- 020
-
-
- Slovak Republic Microsoft Slovakia s.r.o.
- Phone (+42) (7) 37 63 02
- Fax: (+42) (7) 37 66 71
- Technical Support: (+42) (7) 31 20 83
-
-
- South Africa Microsoft South Africa
- Phone: (27) 11 445 0000
- Fax: (27) 11 445 0046
- Technical Support:
- (Toll Free): 0 802 11 11 04
- (Toll): (27) 11 445 0000
- Fax: (+27) 11 445-0343
-
-
- South East Africa and Indian Ocean Islands
- See South Africa
-
-
- Spain Microsoft Iberica SRL
- Phone: (34) 1-807-9999
- Fax: (34) 1-803-8310
- Technical Support: (34) 1-807-9960
- Customer Service: (34) 1-804-0096
- FaxBack telephone: (34) 1-804-0096
-
-
- Sweden Microsoft AB
- Phone: (46) (0) 8-752 56 00
- Technical Support: (46) (0) 8-752 09 29
- Microsoft FaxSvar: (46) (0) 8-752 29 00
- Microsoft BBS: (46) (0) 8-750 47 42
- (Document 202020 in FaxSvar contains detailed
- instructions)
- Information on Technical Support: (46) (0) 8-752 09
- 29
- Microsoft MSDL: (46) (0) 8-750 47 42
- Microsoft FastTips: (46) (0) 8-752 29 00
- Fax: (46) (0) 8-750 51 58
-
-
- Switzerland Microsoft AG
- Phone: 01-839 61 11
- Fax: 01-831 08 69
- CompuServe: GO MSEURO(Microsoft Central Europe)
- Documentation:
- Phone: 155 59 00
- Fax: 064-224294, Microsoft Info-Service, Postfach,
- 8099 Z¸rich
- Standard Support: Installation and Handling
- Windows 95: 01-342-4085
- Microsoft Software for Apple Macintosh: 01-342-4081
- Technical support (French speaking): 022-738 96 88
- General information about Microsoft Support in
- Central Europe:
- Fax: 0049/2622/167006
-
-
- Thailand Microsoft Thailand Ltd.
- Phone: (662) 266-3300
- Fax: (662) 266-3310
- Product Support:
- Phone: (662) 613-7208 through 11
- Fax: (662) 613-7198
-
-
- Turkey Microsoft Turkey
- Phone: (90) 212 258 59 98
- Fax: (90) 212 258 59 54
- Support Hotline Phone: (90) 212 258 96 66
- Fax: (90) 212 258 95 99
- Bulletin Board Service: 90 (212) 227 93 90
-
-
- United Kingdom Microsoft Ltd.
- Fax: (0870) 60 20 100
- Phone: (0870) 60 10 100
- Bulletin Board Service: Microsoft KeyData: (0870) 50
- 30 200
- (up to 28800 baud, no parity, 8 bits, 1 stop bit)
- Faxback Service: Microsoft KeyFax: (0870) 50 30 100
- Technical Support: (0870) 50 10 100
-
-
- Uruguay Technical Support: (598) (2) 77-4934
-
-
- Venezuela Corporation MS 90 de Venezuela S.A.
- Phone: (582) 265-2250
- Fax: (582) 265-0863 / (582) 265-2611
- Technical Support: (582) 264-1933
-
-
- Wales
- See United Kingdom
-