No. Any implementation of C++ can be used to interact with Windows. However, unless you fancy writing your own library, it's best to use an IDE that provides a Windows-based library of its own, or buy/download a third-party library.
a program that installes other programs eg. games
It closes Windows when your working on other programs.
It closes Windows when your working on other programs.
Depending on your version of Windows, MSCONFIG is one utility that Windows supplies to control the startup environment. However, while easy and more convenient to use than manually configuring each of your programs, MSCONFIG is not the program of choice to control the startup environment. It is a short term fix for controlling whether or not a program loads during startup. The arrogance of programmers to presume everyone wants everything to load during startup makes configuring many programs difficult. But working within the programs to control their startup behavior is preferable to using MSCONFIG. Whenever possible, when installing a program, rather than using the default, choose the Advanced installation method and control where and when your program installs/ loads.
The 2 operating systems are different from each other. Linux programs aren't meant to work in Windows most of the time. If you want to run Linux programs in Windows, install cygwin, and compile them from source code.
They're not - They are individual programs running under Windows operating system.
There are many programs that run on Windows. Within Microsoft Office, where you find Excel and Powerpoint, you also have programs like Word, Access and Outlook.
Depends on which program you mean. Mostly all programs is updating in different ways.
The XP setup program is a 32 bit program, while the 2000 setup program is a 16 bit program.
In Windows 7, you'll find it in... Start > All Programs > Accessories.
Windows live essentials is a 'suite' of programs. Windows mail is part of that suite and cannot be downloaded as a separate program.
You can change the default program that opens when downloading a photo for Windows 7 by going to Start and selecting Default Programs. Choose Set Your Default Programs and choose your preferred program from the list on the left hand side, then click OK.