Anyone know of good resources to find less intimidating C-Compilers, because visual c++ is far to complex for my level.
I'd suggest you learn how to use it. If you must insist, search for dev-C++ on download.com
Use textpad/GNU c++ (win32 version)
Or if you want to be a real man use Linux/vi/gnu c :-)
if you want a pure C compiler try Turbo C, it's free.
http://community.borland.com/article/images/20841/tc201.zip
*to install it correctly put the files from 3 disks in to the same folder and then run install.exe