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          <h4>Ask a Question in the Forums</h4>
          <p>Search the forums for an answer to your question, or ask a question if you can’t find the answer.</p>
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          <h4>Contact Microsoft for Additional Help</h4>
          <p>Use the links below to see support options that are available from Microsoft.</p>
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                  <strong>Assisted Support Options</strong>
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                    <a runat="server" href="https://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?gprid=16139">SQL Server 2012</a>
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                    <a runat="server" id="ctl00_mainContentContainer_ctl46" href="https://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?gprid=14917&amp;st=1&amp;wfxredirect=1&amp;sd=gn">SQL Server 2008 R2</a>
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                    <a runat="server" id="ctl00_mainContentContainer_ctl46" href="https://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?&amp;ln=en-us&amp;c1=508&amp;gprid=13165&amp;">SQL Server 2008</a>
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                    <a runat="server" id="ctl00_mainContentContainer_ctl47" href="https://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?&amp;gprid=2855&amp;">SQL Server 2005</a>
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                    <a runat="server" ToolTip="TechNet Subscriber Support Benefits" href="https://technet.microsoft.com/subscriptions/ms788698.aspx">Subscriber Support Benefits</a>
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                  <strong>Additional Support Options</strong>
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                    <a runat="server" id="ctl00_mainContentContainer_ctl35" ToolTip="How long is my product supported?" href="https://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/">How long is my product supported?</a>
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            <strong>For Microsoft Partners</strong>
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              <a runat="server" href="https://mspartner.microsoft.com/en/us/pages/support/online-technical-communities.aspx">Unlimited SQL Server Support for Partners</a>
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        <h3>SQL Server Resources</h3>
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            <a runat="server" href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/ff803383.aspx">SQL Server Update Center</a>
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            <a runat="server" href="https://stackoverflow.com/">StackOverflow.com</a>
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      <h3>CSS Escalation Engineer Blog</h3>
      <p>Visit the <a runat="server" href="https://blogs.msdn.com/psssql/">official team blog</a> for Microsoft Customer Service and Support (CSS) SQL Support. Posts are provided by the CSS SQL Escalation Services team.</p>
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