Using Visual C++ 2005 Express with the Microsoft Platform SDK: "Using Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition with the Microsoft Platform SDK
By Brian Johnson,
Microsoft Corporation
You can use Visual C++ Express to build powerful .NET Framework applications immediately after installation. In order to use Visual C++ Express to build Win32 applications, you'll need to take just a few more steps. I'll list the steps necessary for building Win32 applications using Visual C++ Express."
