From: taviso@gmail.com   
      
   On 2021-01-19, paul  wrote:   
   > George Neuner wrote:   
   >   
   >> Actually it only requires a linker.  Do you think Microsoft would   
   >> recommend any but their own?   
   >   
   > If I can't find the MS URLs, it's cruel to suggest MASM for a beginner.   
   >   
      
   I think people were trying to steer you towards nasm, which has the easy   
   to find binaries you've been dreaming of.   
      
   Visual Studio is a huge, complicated commercial product. It's also   
   really popular with Windows Developers, so there's a good chance you   
   already knew how to navigate the installer and the components.   
      
   > That's it.   
   > If MASM is in that list, I don't see where.   
      
   If you're deadset on masm, it's the "MSVC xxx build tools" component,   
   but most developers choose "Workloads", and you'll get it with the C++   
   one.   
      
   Just use nasm, it's great. The skills you learn will transfer to any   
   other assmbler easily.   
      
   Tavis.   
      
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