To make a "simple" window requires about 70-100 lines of code, so it's not a walk in the park to create a fully fledged program. Even creating a text editor (like notepad) takes a bit of effort. But it is heaps easier to understand Windows programming after doing some C/C++ programming for a while. You will eventually have to learn some C anyway, as both Win32 API programs and MFC are based on C.
Code:
// Demonstration of a simple message box
#include <windows.h>
int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,
LPSTR lpCmdLine, int nCmdShow)
{
MessageBox(NULL, "Good Luck :)", "Message", MB_OK);
return 0;
}