Hello people.

I want to start programing in Windows 7, specifically, I want to write GUI network applications, such as my own versions of ping, nslookup, traceroute, etc...

I have full knowledge of the TCP/IP protocol suite, advanced knowledge of algorithms, and some Pascal and C from old days of MS-DOS (both for text-based applications only).

What are the language options for this (with pros and cons)? If possible, not java.

Thank you!
Raphael