Shifting from .NET to Win32 development

Question

I have been a .NET developer since I started coding. I would like to learn Win32 programming. Need advice on where to start. What are the best resources /books for learining Win32 programming. I know a bit 'college C++'.

Answer 1

Hands down, best book for Win32 programming is Charles Petzold's book "Programming Windows". Amazon link here.

Answer 2

If you are interested in UI development, the best book for direct Win32 development in C or C++ (no MFC) is Programming Windows by Charles Petzold

For other sorts of Win32 development, such as threading, memory, DLL's, etc., Windows via C/C++ by Jeffrey Richter is a great book.

For general Windows architecture, Windows Internals by David Solomon and Mark Russinovich is a great resource.