Here's how to make a simple Socket class to use Winsock with C++. This isn't really sufficient for a chat program, but it's a start. Will have more later. I don't currently know much about Winsock, so annotations will be added as I figure more stuff out, or find bugs in the program. Download source and exe from here: http://moosader.deviantart.com/art/C-Winsock-Sample-Program-97696619 Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5MPIkveJoQ Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVyKZeOZnzk ...