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   ⇒ Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition

1. Copy the folder C:\Irvine\Examples\Project_Sample to another folder such as C:\532\exercise\1.


2. Select the options of Visual C++ 2008 Express:

      File ⇒ Open ⇒ Project/Solution...

3. Open a project such as C:\532\exercise\1\.


4. In the Solution Explorer window, click the mouse next to the item named Project to expand it. Double-click the file named main.asm to open it in the Editor window. Use this program, a template, as a starting point to write your own programs.


5. Select Build Solution from the Build menu of Visual C++ 2008 Express. In the Output window at the bottom of the Visual C++ Express, you should see the messages indicating the build progress such as:

      1>------ Rebuild All started: Project: Project, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------
      1>Deleting intermediate and output files for project 'Project', configuration 'Debug|Win32'
      1>Assembling...
      1> Assembling: .\main.asm
      1>Linking...
      1>Embedding manifest...
      1>Build log was saved at "file://c:\532\exercise\1\Debug\BuildLog.htm"
      1>Project - 0 error(s), 0 warning(s)
      ========== Rebuild All: 1 succeeded, 0 failed, 0 skipped ==========

6. Select Start Without Debugging from the Debug menu. The console window should appear such as:
   
   
   The “Press any key to continue...” message is automatically generated by Visual C++ Express. Press any key to close the console window.