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<<when i installed this i found that version 2 was for NT only and that while the disks included the r1.5 version for windows, the manuals were not included.>> I don't know what the official "party line" from MS is, but I can confirm your sightings. The VC++2.0 that I received had references to vers. 1.5 in the documentation that seemed to be inconsistent with the overall product package. Also, you're right. With VC 2.0, support for Win 3.1/32s has been eliminated and this was a bit of a surprise to us working on the CDK. NT was always a much more solid development platform than Windows 3.1, however, MS still surprised us by pulling VC++ support from the 3.1 platform entirely. <<1. is this the correct version of the ms visual c++ or is there another version i should be using>> Yes, VC++2.0 is the right development environment for the CDK. Coupled with NT 3.5, the integrated Visual C++ environment is a very powerful. <<2. do i need these books or will the manual to the cdk suffice (not likely) 3. do you or anyone else there no of a good third party book i could use.>> If you have the VC++2.0 manuals you are part way there. MS also has a whole series of additional reference guides for VC++ that may also be helpful to you. The manuals that ship with VC++2.0 are a good start, but, if you start getting into things, you'll probably be interested in the extra volumes. Also, there a number of VC++ references available from sources other than MS. McGraw-Hill has published a fair number of them. Just one word of caution, stick to manuals that specifically reference vers. 2.0. There are enough differences between 2.0 and previous versions that you won't want to use references that refer to earlier versions. -Kevin Yurica