I'm sure there's tons of tutorials or references online (try Google) as to how to add libraries and include files using Visual Studio or Visual C++ Express. The wxWiki has a guide on how to compile a wxWidgets project with many different IDE's. Like I said, IMO Visual C++ is very straight-forward. Maybe you have no idea how to do it now, but I'm sure you'll be able to pick it up. After all, we all went through the same thing at one point ;)

I'm sure there's a good guide on how to build wxWidgets for different platforms. And if you prefer QT, I'm also sure there's a good tutorial or guide somewhere.

The best place to complain about an "outdated pile of crap" tutorial is whatever that "pile of crap" website is. Here at the gamedev.net forums, community members TRY to help. Maybe we don't always succeed.

Hope this can help you get started with QT:

http://doc.qt.nokia....utorial-t1.html

Yeah I agree, sometimes it's frustrating not to be able to resolve a programming issue... but that's why we do what we do right? Because we love to tackle problems like these

There's always alternatives...

1. you could use something other than C++ (like C# or Visual Basic for example... maybe Python with PyGame for games... something that's easy to start with)
2. if you prefer C++, then you could use the Win32 API instead of QT/wx if you know you're only targeting Windows.

btw I was reading one of your other posts... it sounds like you expect to break into the industry at an unrealistic pace... here's some advice:

1. be patient
2. figure out what you want to be (producer, designer, programmer, artist) and learn that (it won't happen overnight)
3. the best way to become better is to practice... so start making a game and finish it
4. once you have some experience, try building a game as part of a team
5. once you've made enough games as part of a team, you can try to lead your own team