Which compiler for a learner of C?

I own a legit copy of Visual C++ 6.0

Its nice but it is 10 years old and aimed at C++.

Downloaded Bloodshed Dev-C++

Very nice but the default auto-indent woupd break my heart as I depend
on indentation. This is how a loop is formatted by default.

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
int a = 0, b = 7;

for (a = 0; a <= b; ++a)
{
printf("Hello again\n");
}


system("PAUSE");
return 0;
}

That } that fails to align as it closes the "for" loop really puts me
off. If anyone knows how to fix this, this looks a fine compiler. Is
it good in the opinion of more experienced C programmers?

Is Visual C++ Express a good compiler?

Is there another for the Win32 platform that is recommended?

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