[Programming for Windows 9x?]

Which language and development/compiler tools (preferably open-source) would be better (easier to learn, consuming less resources) for person, who knows nothing about programming (me)?

I have interest in creating several apps, which will be useful for me in Windows 9x, because apps i want don't exist, or requires newer systems, and i also won't loosing time for transferring files between host and VM so much as i need.

At least smth like HashTab/OpenHashTab, but for Windows 95-ME (with MD5, SHA-1 and maybe some other checksums). Further maybe i make smth else.

Also where i can get useful info (books, discs and so on) about learning language stuff, old winapi, checksums and other useful things?

[I want to create an extended kernel for Windows 95]

There was one project a long ago

"SH95UPD"

 

[Office 2003 Post SP3 updates]

Yep, better to upload it on archive.org

[Office 97 patches and downloads after SR-2]

The only collection of Office 97 updates, which i found in web. Thanks!

[Looking for Office 95-2003 latest updates]

I'm looking only for latest updates after final service pack (after SR2 for 97, and after SP3 for after Offices). I arleady had this, but it hasn't proper information about included updates and order of setup.

 

Maybe someone had anything else?