need help

[Michalis Hadjiefthymiou]

Hello
 
My name is Michael and I'm trying to learn c++ to programme a microcontroller.
I am using Microsoft visual c++ 6.0 and I am looking for a compiler software to 
transform this source code into executable code.
I have no idea where to find and which compiler to download, so I was thinking 
if you can tell me where to find one.
 
thank you very much
 
Regards
Michalis