How to Install AsmBB on Windows 10

AsmBB is a free and open-source forum software built using Assembly language. In this tutorial, we will provide step-by-step instructions on how to install AsmBB on Windows 10.

Prerequisites

• Windows 10 operating system
• NASM assembler installed on your system
• Linker installed on your system

Steps

1. Download the latest version of AsmBB from https://board.asm32.info/.
2. Extract the downloaded zip file to a folder of your choice.
3. Navigate to the extracted folder and open the src folder.
4. Open the win32 folder inside the src folder.
5. Right-click on the make.bat file and select Edit to open it in Notepad.
6. Replace the text C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\VC\bin\link.exe with the path of your Linker installation. For example C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\BuildTools\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.24.28314\bin\Hostx64\x64\link.exe.
7. Save and close the make.bat file.
8. Open a Command Prompt and navigate to the src\win32 folder using the cd command. For example: cd C:\Users\username\Downloads\AsmBB-master\src\win32
9. Run the following command to build AsmBB: make.
10. After the build process completes, navigate to the bin folder. You will find the AsmBB.exe file there.
11. Double-click on AsmBB.exe to launch the AsmBB forum.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed AsmBB on your Windows 10 system. You can now customize and configure the forum by editing the config.ini file located in the same directory as AsmBB.exe.

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