im reading a book for cpp called sams teach yourself in 24 hours cpp, anyway does anyone know where i can find a resource for programming interactivly with my computer like tampering with files ect what not?
+1 for Thinking in C++.
Your book is a badly abridged version of "C++ in 21 days" by the same author, which is a horrible book itself.
However, if you're prepared to spend more money, you probably should buy the C++ Primer instead of downloading Thinking in C++.