To anselmolsen: Thanks. You were right on target. As seconded by Pavanesh. It does work, even for me; the proverbial Hello program did compile just right now.
To Volker: A little known IDE called wxDev-C++. You open the environment menu, and simply choose and click, where the include files are, libraries, where your targets ought to be and so on. The IDE not in the professional class off IDEs, (neiher am I btw) but once you're done selecting, the path(s) are written into a 'make' file for any compiler you choose. Very fast, and you don't worry about a typo. I love this IDE, but unfortunately, my hobby is growing and I have to move on.
To all: Thanks for those quick responses. :D