No, MFC and ATL are not included with Visual C++ 2008 Express. MFC and ATL will be included in Visual Studio 2008 Standard and above editions. This is documented
in Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition FAQ: http://www.microsoft.com/express/support/faq/.
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