Converting console app to larger GUI based app

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I dont know where to go from here. Since I have c++ experience I would think Visual C++ would be the choice but i have been reading a lot of forums and getting other info.

Is there another language I should look at the would allow me to convert my program quicker or easier?

Visual C++ is a development environment from Microsoft, not a GUI. But without further lecturing I'll make a suggestion. Have a look at Qt,

http://qt.digia.com/

Qt is an application framework and it's the closest you'll get to the Java situation while using C++. The programs you develop will have a GUI and they will be portable among different platforms. And yes, you can use Qt with Visual C++ as your development tool (while developing on Windows).