Hello,

I just downloaded Visual C++ express edition. On the download page it is recommended to download the win32 platform SDK.

I usually write console applications. But now and then I would like to use some user interface (listviews etc.) Do I need the SDK or will the .Net framework do?

By the way, I don't really like this managed (CLR?) C++ stuff. I just like to use as much (clear) standard C++ as possible! How do I avoid most of it using VC++ express?