Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition Videos

The Visual C++ 2005 product team put together some great introductory-level videos for people new to Visual Studio and Visual C++. Depending on your setup, you should be able to click and play the videos immediately as they're very small (see note below). Alternatively, you can also right-mouse click each video you want and save it to your local system.

Note: These videos were shot in a low resolution so as to keep them very small and downloadable for people with lower bandwidths.

Using Visual C++ Express Edition and the Platform SDK (6 Minutes - 8.5 MB)

This video will take you through the steps for downloading and installing the Platform SDK. It will also walk you through the changes you’ll need to make within Visual C++ Express to fully integrate the PSDK with Visual C++ Express edition. After following these steps, you will be able to build Win32 applications using Visual C++ Express. For the needed Visual C++ directories update, please follow step 3 at http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/visualc/usingpsdk.

Editing and Compiling Existing C++ files in Visual C++ Express (8 Minutes - 6.6 MB)

This video will take you through the steps for importing your existing C++ files into Visual C++ Express using the Project From Existing Code wizard. It will cover all steps from naming your project to importing files of different types to adding support for ATL, MFC, or CLR. After following these steps, your C++ file will be fully imported into Visual C++ Express. This video does not cover debugging or updating syntax.

Building Windows Forms Applications with Wizards in Visual C++ Express (12 Minutes - 8.2 MB)

This video will take you through the steps for creating a new Windows Form application using the wizards available in Visual C++ Express. The steps include naming the project, choosing the appropriate settings, adding controls, adding event handling code, and building and running the application that was created. After following these steps, you should have familiarity with how to add additional controls and event handling code to create a more robust Windows Form application.

Create a Console Application from an Empty Project in Visual C++ Express (4 Minutes - 3.4 MB)

This video will take you through the steps for creating a C++ console application from an empty project. When an empty project is created, there is no auto-generated code or support files (for example, header files) added to the project. From this base level you will be shown how to create a new C++ file into your project, add basic code, and build and run a console application.