> If you want to save a bit of change, try checking out DJGPP

I tried it sometime ago, and it was really slow -- but that was an early version, and I hear it's been vastly improved since.

The reason I want Visual C++, however, is to ease the writing of the UI. I'd rather have the methods for doing all the UI event queue stuff built in than do it all myself.

Did you know that I know D. J. Delorie, the guy who wrote DJGPP? Well, not personally, just in passing. Until recently he worked at the same company that I do, on the floor below me. He wrote it pretty much just to prove it could be done.

> As for tutorials, I know http://www.progsource.com/c_windows.html provided me with some helpful information. You can also check out Yahoo; there seems to be no shortage of C++ info on the web.

I'll check it all out -- thanks!