What next?

[V(ery) Basic]

So, i've got a pretty good grip of console-based C++ apps. (I bought Teach Yourself C++ In 21 Days, becasue the visual flavour was sold out)

Where do I go from here?

(And don't say to hell)

[CthulhuDragon]

Well, if you just want to learn windows (and I'm assuming thats what you want). I recommend Charles Petzold's Programming Windows 5th Edition by Microsoft Press. This is mostly C based and does not touch MFC at all, but it is a wonderful guide to the Windows API. I have also seen copies of the 4th Edition on discount racks for a few dollars. I would recommend that as well since it includes things that the 5th edition leaves out (toolbars, status bars). I would use those to get a good handle on Programming apps with the API alone and then maybe go to MFC.

[parksie]

From here, you have the basics of most of windows. Also, it's a good idea to get a copy of the Platform SDK, freely downloadable from MSDN. It has everything in the API, and then some (650 megs of documentation and samples :)). You can download it in chunks depending on what you need.