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If I want to create a Win32 application without using MS Visual Studio. How would I create a standard windows "window" instead of a console application? I can''t figure it out for the life of me. Thanks in advance.
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Is your problem with the code to create a window, or compiling it? If you need the code i suggest http://winprog.org/tutorial if the problem is the compiler which compiler are you using?
You need a compiler/linker that is compatible with the Win32 libs - DevC++ works (AFAIK).

Then, you just set up your windows app in the normal way, with a WinMain() function etc. Include <windows.h>. Link to kernel32.lib, user32.lib, and gdi32.lib - and that should be all.

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