i want to start new with masm for windows 7 masm 10 i think

[reci]

i need to start fresh like a begginer with masm for windows 7 64 athlon amd.  i need specifically masm.  im swamped with
info and cant get even the smallest program to link.  iv been working on this for 15 days since my last posting.  i have masm 8
and the version 8 linker.  i do not know if it will do any thing for windows 7. i do not like simplified segments  .data .code
i see lots of example code here and on other web sites ,  but i cant tell if there for masm 8 or this computer windows 7 64bit
amd.  i have tried the 32 bit down load and im lost because i cant find the example code.
so
;im thinking
.686 ;but it says . is syntax error
datasg segment para "data"
datasg ends

codesg segment para "code"
pain   proc   far ;but far is wrong
you get the idea need .exe
   

[GregL]

reci,

Download MASM32. Use the ml.exe and link.exe that come with MASM32. Look at the examples in \masm32\examples. Read the help files in \masm32\help. It works fine with Windows 7 64-bit.

Also, you can use the newer 'simplified segment directives', for example .CODE, .DATA, .DATA? etc.