Directory Layout:

C:\base_folder\ticables
C:\base_folder\ticalcs
C:\base_folder\tifiles
C:\base_folder\tilp

Get GTK+ development package at <http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gladewin32/gtk-win32-devel-2.4-rc26.exe> 
and install it to C:\Gtk2Dev.

Use MSVC 5.0 mini, 6.0 is better.