there are lots of places to go on the internet that deal with C++ also if you dont want to deal with buying a book. Just go to google and look for some like...
http://elvis.rowan.edu/~kay/cpp/vc6_tutorial/
http://www.gaffer.org/ptc/distributi...isual-ptc.html
http://web.sau.edu/LillisKevinM/tutorial/
http://www.blibbleblobble.co.uk/Programming/visualc/


hope some of these help...