Newbie question on C extensions!

[Prabu]

Hi there, I have been trying to use Python extensions with C. I have read
the ext.pdf manual in the 2.2.2 release package. With the same examples
given in the pdf, I am not able to compile a C source file. I get the error
message like "cl.exe - invalid command or file name" during compilation of
this C file from setup.
My system:
Intel box running WinXP professional
IDE - LCC (no MSVC)
Full python 2.2.2 installation

Could anyone please let me know why this occurs? Is MSVC not available one
of the issues?

cheers
Prabindh