lightweight C compiler for vista?

[ryanmills]

Can only one recommend a simple & lightweight cmd line compiler for small quick scripts in both C & C++. I have tired installing MinGW but it has issues under vista. I don't know of a way to use just gcc or if its even possible. I use the free MS Visual C++ but its too much trouble to deal with simple C scripts as I am rather new. I would love to just have gcc run from inside my system32 folder if there is a way to do it. Open to any ideas or flames.

[Igor Vartanov]

I use the free MS Visual C++ but its too much trouble to deal with simple C scripts

Do you have troubles with C scripts? Or with compiling in a console window?

VC has vcvars32.bat that should be run first in a console. After that you could compile your code like if the compiler would be inside system32. Lots of people do this trick for years, believe me. This typically done by shortcat in VS menu, typically called a Visual Studio Xxxx Command Prompt.