Download MASM for Windows 32 bit / 64 bit (Win 7, Win 8 , Win 10) and Ubuntu

MASM (Microsoft macro assembler ) is a x86 assembler that uses intel syntax for for MS-DOS and Microsoft windows . There are two version of assembler . One is 32 bit package and another is 64 bit package . 

Follow these simple tutorial to install MASM package on any windows version 

Windows installation Steps :

• Download DOSBox0.74-win32-installer.exe installer DOWNLOAD (Link 1)  or you can download from this link Download (Link 2)  OR Download (Link 3)
• Download  8086_Assembler.zip DOWNLOAD  file and unzip it to the C:\ drive of your windows . 
• Run DOSBOX0.74 installer and install it .
• After successful installation and run the package , you can get a black screen . This is the terminal of the MASM .
• Enter following commands in that terminal screen . 

     > mount c c:\8086  
     > c: 
     > edit (your programme name).asm

• Then you can get a blue window . This is the window to write your first assembler program . 

If you have any query or doubts , you can check this video tutorials Link 

or 

You can check with this screen-shots 

If you are using Ubuntu , Please follow the instructions to install MASM 

Ubuntu installations Steps :

• Open terminal (Ctrl+t)
• Enter the following commands in the terminal to install dosbox

         sudo apt-get update
         sudo apt-get install dosbox

• Next create a folder 8086 in /home path by sudo mkdir /home/8086
• then give permission to this folder by sudo chmod -R 777 /home/8086
• Download  8086_Assembler.zip DOWNLOAD  file and extract it to the /home/8086 folder 
• Then run DOSBox from Applications >Games >DOSBox Emulator
• Type the following commands to mount 

         mount c /home/8086
         c:

• Now you are ready to type your program in Linux.

How to run the MASM program ? 

After the successful installation Dosbox and Assembler uisng above step , you will write your first program.    

• Consider if your program name is  " sample.asm " . Then exit from the editor .
• Create the object files by typing the below command and press enter

          masm sample.asm

•  After the above steps , it will generate the object files 
• Press Enter again and again until you will get the compilation errors / success message 
• If any errors occur , type edit sample.asm . Using this command you can correct the program code.
• Follow the steps 2- 4 after editing the code , once your errors got resolved , enter the command link sample . This command will generate sample.exe file 
• Finally run the program by sample.exe command 
• You can see the output of the program
• If you want to exit from the Dosbox , type exit command 

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