Originally posted here by stunk
I've just gone out and purchaced "Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0" and found that it is not what i want. If anyone knows how to get it working so that i can just program into it plz tell me what ot do.

aultarnaltively does anyone know of any good (free!) c++ programs that are relatively small where all i need to to is just type codes in to a window, i dont want any of this object orientated stuff. Plz help!!!
First of all, C++ = Object Oriented

Are you talking that you want "just C" or do you just not like the "intelligence" behind MS' Visual C stuff?

Personally, I've done most of my coding on UN*X platforms or similar... just "me and a text editor," essentially. On Windows, you could probably use something like Cygwin with GCC. Else, find someplace you can get a shell account... they'll often have a C compiler (also typically gcc) for your use.