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where to start - xp/vista programming?

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Okay so i figured this would be the best place to post this..

I used to fiddle with VB (5, 6.0) back in the win 98/aol 4/5 days. basically to the point of making basic scripts that were practically, if/then if/and programs entirely.

anyway, one thing i've always wanted to attempt myself was make a program for my PC (xp 32bit) that would, upon load, check the settings file for preferences, and rotate backgrounds in a given directory. i know there are programs out there that can rotate wallpapers, but i want this to be unbloated with unnecessary options, etc.

my question - where do i start? what programming language would best help me, and if i need to buy a book to learn basics, where do i start?

some guidance on something like this would be much appreciated. it may be my start into teaching myself programming (hopefully) one day
 
C# is pretty easy to code in, and would be familiar. Someone has an example of a project up like this on thecodeproject.com I think...if not, I'll try to find where I'd initially found it.
 
You might want to read An Eassay for Programming Students to read an opinion on why langauge is not important when learning how to write software.

I recently outlined a few books for Windows development in this post. Those books focus on C++, if that's the langauge you want to choose. You need a lot of background before picking up C++ programming for Windows; if you don't already know C++, you're in for a huge learning curve.

If you use C++, you can use the SystemParametersInfo() function to set the wallpaper. You'll use the FindFirstFileEx() and FindNextFile() APIs to enumerate the available files.

You can find a tutorial in C# and VB.Net at the Coding for Fun blog at MSDN which implements a wallpaper cycler.
 
go with what you know:)

get vb 2008

or asp... asp can then pull in vb code so you can make online apps that run like vb but are hosted on the internet via asp code... requires a little html and web mastering knowledge.

if not try vb 2008 and then slowly transition from there.
 
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