Like Scythe I recommend Code Complete by Steve McConnell also pick up a Windows Programming book of some sort, to make DirectX programs you will need it cause building a DirectX program starts with creating a window. See my post of Book Recommendations somewhere in this forum.

http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=190523

I would have to agree, I have tried to learn some of this and some of that, I to would love to make a game, but as they tell you, WIN32 and OpenGl and DirectX are some hard things to learn, unless you have been doing C++ for a while. I mean try to make your own window with what you know, it''s impossible, the most I can do with it, even with instructions is change what the title bar says..lol but i''m a major noob.

It''s nice to meet you in your own forum, hope that you get along well with your game programming, as for me I''m with the basics for a while, maybe you and I can make a Text game? graphics are a bit hard...but if you wanna try you can go....

http://www.gameprogramming.com

I think that that link is still working, I''m not sure. There they have things that you can downlaod tutorials that are in with the source code for OpenGL and stuff like that.

If I helped YAHHHHOOO if not, I''m sorry that I wasted your time..
GOOD LUCK!