Visual C++ and GUI Design

Finally learned enough C++ that I'm comfortable using it most of the time, but if I want a GUI I've got a problem.

With Visual C# I grew accustomed to the form designer, and I see Visual C++ has something like that too, but it appears to only be available if I opt use the .NET/CLR/managed code/whatever you call it.  I don't want to use .NET anymore, I want to stick to "normal" stuff and compile _native code_

I learned enough Windows API calls to create a window and put some stuff on it, but creating entire applications like that seems ridiculous. I'd like to be able to see what it looks like *before* I compile it...

I know every native Windows app out didn't have its UI design done in code, typing in numbers and shit... So I know there must be a solution.  What is it?

Thanks, Qt has been recommended to me.

I guess I kind of want the best of both worlds... to design visually, but be able to use and familiarize myself with actual Windows controls and the callbacks and API calls involved.  I downloaded an application that uses Qt and am pretty disappointed I can't use WinSpy++ to get handles for the textboxes and stuff :(

I wonder what they used to design MS Office?  uTorrent?  Apps that don't use .NET but have way too much stuff for the layout to have been done by hand