Hi im new and need of some help

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so im starting to learn/wanna learn programing. but dont know where to start. ive been told to start with visual basic. i have a somewhat old computer. it has windows vista home premeium.(im super poor). im trying to find the dowload for sisual basic that would work with my computer.
i have books on c c++ perl etc.. but cant do anything with out the tool to start programing. please help i always wanted to be a pc programer and know that i have the drive and motivation. i cant start please help

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ive tried looking everywhere but everywhere i end up either i get lost or dont understand. i just need help in starting my new passion

Posted 8-Jan-17 13:01pm

realhastalamuerte

Updated 8-Jan-17 14:47pm

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[no name] 8-Jan-17 19:43pm

visual studio has free editions. What is going to challenge you right away is your crappy OS.

realhastalamuerte 8-Jan-17 19:55pm

can u help me find the right one

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Dave Kreskowiak · Answer 1 · 2017-01-08T14:45:00

The last version of Visual Studio that was supported on Vista (requires SP2) was 2010.

I'd SERIOUSLY look at upgrading the O/S to at least Windows 7 so you can use the latest version of Visual Studio.

You can get VS2010 Express from here[^].

Today's free version of Visual Studio is 2015 Community edition. Vista is not supported.

Peter Leow · Answer 2 · 2017-01-08T14:47:00

Solution 2

You will need a development pc and an IDE for development and testing, you can get a community edition of the latest visual studio at Downloads | Visual Studio Official Site[^]
Before that, get yourself a newer pc and os that meet these Visual Studio 2017 System Requirements[^]
Once the stage is set, head to Getting Started with Visual Studio[^] and Getting Started with Visual Basic[^]
Last but not least, when you need advice with specific coding issues, ask Google or post them at Code Project.
Having said those, if you still want to keep your existing pc and os, then find one version that can fit them from microsoft site.

Posted 8-Jan-17 14:47pm

Peter Leow

Updated 8-Jan-17 14:50pm

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realhastalamuerte 8-Jan-17 20:56pm

can i upgrade my windows vista to 7 or do i have to pay?

Peter Leow 8-Jan-17 21:10pm

Ask I said, ask microsoft support at https://support.microsoft.com/en-sg.
for windows 7, go to https://support.microsoft.com/en-sg/help/10737/windows-7-system-requirements.
But the latest is Windows 10.

realhastalamuerte 8-Jan-17 21:14pm

thanks bro

realhastalamuerte 8-Jan-17 21:27pm

theres to much to do to upgrade this pc i wont even know if my pc will be able to handle win 7 i dont even have blank dvds for the download software. while i gather up the tools i need to be able to get visual basic, maybe a upgraded pc or a new one. is there other ways for me to gain/understand more about programing and coding? i have tons of books on programing, like perl,c,c++ plus im dowloading more books on python java etc.. how would you guys recomend for me to start my learning process

realhastalamuerte 8-Jan-17 21:43pm

i have a hp with windows 8.1 but i dont have the power supply. its like a laptop charger