Hi Everyone,

I've been away from programming for a couple of years. I recently downloaded the VS 2005 Express Edition from the MS web site and tried compiling some old programs (which compile fine with VS 2003). To my dismay they all fail to compile. The basic problem seems to be that many include files related to MFC are missing (e.g. afxwin.h). A quick web search suggests that VS 2005 Express does not include MFC support.

I am now debating which version of VS 2005 to get. Does the "Standard Edition" include full MFC support? I am confused by the multitude of different versions for VS 2005. Which one will work best (and still be affordable). My programs are all written with Visual C++ and use MFC, though there are some that use the older Win API and not MFC.

Thanks for any advice. I am leaning towards VS 2005 Standard Edition but don't want to find something crucial is missing later on.