I''ve started creating a simple side scroller in C++ and I want to know how to get the screen to scroll. I need left/right and up and down motion.

Well don''t scroll the screen...Scroll the graphics...That''s the best hint I can give you...

If you know how to show graphics then you know how to "scroll the screen".

I believe it''s better to just redraw the whole screen, shifted in some direction.