Me too, back then I wrote applications either using the raw Win32 API (GetMessage, TranslateMessage, DispatchMessage, etc), or using MFC.
I think MFC is now long-time dead and buried, but at the time I liked it despite the ugly macros.
MFC is actually still supported by MS, works in the most recent MSVS, and even occasionally receives updates.
MFC is actually still supported by MS, works in the most recent MSVS, and even occasionally receives updates.