Simple Chat Program?(C++)

[Ares2626]

Hello, I am trying to make a very simple chat program.
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How might I go about accomplishing this task to make a simple C++ program??

Thanks in advance!

[Texan40]

For the networking aspects I'd suggest reading: http://beej.us/guide/bgnet/
For simple Windows programming guide: http://www.winprog.org/tutorial/start.html