how to go about this dilema !!!

Hi,
I have been working on C programming for quiet sometime and now on personal interests ( to try out at home after office ) want to focus on graphics / game programming.
Say, I would like to start with some simple board games like tic tac toe or the suduko.

Now, my question is :

1. In the market I find a number of books like "windows programming ", VC++ programming or the complete reference - VC++ etc.

I am not sure which is the right book for me ???


2. Would you suggest me some tutorials / books which can be a starting point
3. and also the sources where I can get the necessary compilers and libraries installed.

I want to continue in the C / C++ programming flavour. I would look forward for your suggestions / guidence with great hope

Thanks in advance.
I am also available at <<snipped>>

Books: http://cboard.cprogramming.com/showthread.php?t=74079
Compilers: http://www.cprogramming.com/compilers.html
And all from this website :)

thanks for the links but ....

what do I have to start reading with as a beginner

windows programming or
with VC++ or
with OpenGL ...????

or do all these mean the same

windows programming and OpenGL are not the choices for the beginner.

Choose some book that describes the C++ language itself, learn it... And only then...