If you really need to just jump into it you can try Chinook (http://www.degarrah.com/chinookfree.php). It's a cross platform IDE that ships with GCC/GDB and is free.
Chris louise kelliher wrote:
Hiya, im wondering if you could help me, Im at my wits end and need to cover c programming before I start a foundation internet technology course in September. I have been trying for 2 weeks and cant get past the first page. Please could you tell me how to download gcc -v on a windows xp computer. I found a list but none of them said MinGW-1.1.tar.gz and now I think Ive downloaded the wrong one as it wont work, and also I dont know how to create a directory. Please help me. Thanks for your time. Louise Kelliher