tribaldog

this is really a newbie question..
what's the difference between visual c++ and visual c++ .net ? Are they same ? i'm learning c++ write now but i want to switch to visual c++.. but i'm really confused. with the topics like mfc, win32, window programming.. and is window programming done in console or programs like visual basic.. and if it's so easy programming in vb then why learn the console way.. typing each code..

thx