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This document describes how to assemble and run assembly language programs in Windows XP using MASM. It involves 3 steps: 1. Downloading and installing MASM from an online source. This installs the assembler files ml.exe and ml.err. 2. Downloading and installing the correct linker lnk563.exe from Microsoft to link assembled files. 3. Assembling and linking sample assembly programs, which can be downloaded from a specified website. Programs are assembled with ml and linked with link to produce executable files.

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Masm 2

This document describes how to assemble and run assembly language programs in Windows XP using MASM. It involves 3 steps: 1. Downloading and installing MASM from an online source. This installs the assembler files ml.exe and ml.err. 2. Downloading and installing the correct linker lnk563.exe from Microsoft to link assembled files. 3. Assembling and linking sample assembly programs, which can be downloaded from a specified website. Programs are assembled with ml and linked with link to produce executable files.

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Executing the Assembly Language Programs Using MASM Under

Windows XP
This document describes in detail how you can assemble and run the assembly language
programs given in the text under Windows XP using the MASM assembler. (These
programs should also work with the TASM assembler.)

Step 1: Getting MASM


To get MASM 6.14, download m32v82r.zip from: http://www.masm32.com/
Unzip and run install.exe. It creates the masm32 directory. The MASM files
(ml.exe and ml.err) are in the masm32/bin directory. Copy these two files into a
directory and add it to your search path (see below).

NOTE: Do NOT use the linker link.exe (32 bit) in the masm32/bin directory. For the
right linker, see Step 2.

Updating the PATH variable

Click start and select Control Panel. In the Control Panel, select System. It pops the
System Properties window. Press the Advanced tab to get access to Environment
Variables (see below).
Click Environment Variables button to open system and user environment variables (see
below).

Doubleclick Path (shown highlighted in the above screenshot) or select Path and click the
Edit button to edit the system variables (see below).
Place cursor in the Variable value field and press Home key on your keyboard. This takes
you to the beginning of the path variable list as shown below.

Enter the path of the directory that contains the nasm.exe file. For example, if it is in
C:\NASM_WINDOWS, add C:\NASM_WINDOWS; (don’t forget the semicolon) as
shown below:

Press OK several times to exit all the popped up windows.


That’s it. Now open a command prompt window (if you already opened one, close it and
reopen) and try typing
ml /?
You should see the MASM help information.
Step 2: Getting the Linker
Download lnk563.exe from the following URL:

http://download.microsoft.com/download/vc15/Update/1/WIN98/EN-US/Lnk563.exe

Execute this self-extracting file in the Command Prompt window. This gets the linker
link.exe we want. For convenience, keep this file in the same directory as ml.exe.

Now you are ready to execute assembly language programs under Windows XP using the
MASM assembler.

Step 3: Running Assembly Programs under Windows XP


First, you need to copy the MASM/Windows versions of the programs in the text. You
can get them from the book’s Web site
http://www.scs.carleton.ca/~sivarama/asm_book/.

Do not use the Linux I/O files (io.mac and io.obj). Make sure to use the I/O files
that come with the MASM/Windows version. Now you are ready!

USING MASM

You can use MASM to assemble and link in a single step.

For example, to assemble and link ADDIGITS.ASM, use

ml addigits.asm io.obj

To assemble only (as in NASM), use /c option

ml /c addigits.asm

Then link using

link addigits io

This should produce the executable file.

Good luck!

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