eek, run c# first, eek register, eek install sp2 (vc#express), eek install an alternative directx, eek, eek
Sorry Skid, but the extra step of installing VSE SP1 still beats out waiting for the official Max3D :-P
I am currently doing C# with DX and XNA (started with DX, and with the new refresh, moving it over to XNA, which isn't hard at all), and I must say, C# is not a hard language to wrap your head around at all. Much easier than C++ IMO.