I used to have a C compiler, Borland Turbo C version 5 IIRC. It ran on my other PC under Windoze NT. That machine is now running Windoze 2000 and in any case I think I've lost the installation disc. Once upon a time I used that compiler to make Dosbox programs in C that just made use of the UNIX-alike environment interfaces.

I think I ought to find a C++ compiler that'll either run on Windoze 2000, or on XP (which this PC is running on). There are apparently various free downloadable ones - discovered by a quick Google foir "free C++ compilers". A mate once had one that also included a tutorial on C++ (written for C programmers) - he once proudly showed me the "Hello World" program he'd made with it but I'm sure that since then he's gone on to bigger and better things. If I could find something like that I think it would help.

Would anyone care to suggest a suitable product?