Access the Beginner Developer Learning Center

• 1). Point your web browser to http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/beginner/bb308760.aspx.
  
  
• 2). Click the "Download this video link" near the middle of this web page.
  
  
• 3). Click the "Save" button when prompted to save the windows media video (WMV) file to your computer hard drive.
  
  
• 4). Watch the video, which provides a brief introduction to the resources available to you.
  
  
• 5). Return to the previous web page and continue to work through the training videos and resources in the order they are presented.
  
  

Access Microsoft's Tier One Learning Resources

• 1). Point your web browser to "http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/beginner/bb308786.aspx."
  
  
• 2). Click the "Introduction to Visual Web Developer 2008 Express Edition" link near the middle of the web page.
  
  
• 3). Click the arrow in the video frame to watch the video by Microsoft development expert Jacqueline Russell.
  
  
• 4). Review the requirements for downloading and installing the Visual Web Developer Express Edition tools.
  
  

Download Visual Web Developer Express Edition

• 1). Point your web browser to "http://www.microsoft.com/express/Web/."
  
  
• 2). Click the "Install" button to download the Visual Web Developer Express Edition and tools. Be sure to review the system requirements before installing.
  
  
• 3). Check the box next to "Visual Web Developer 2010 Express Edition."
  
  
• 4). Click the "Install" button and follow the prompts to install as indicated by the video in the previous section.
  
  
• 5). Reboot the computer when prompted to complete the installation.
  
  

Acquire Additional Learning Resources

• 1). Point your web browser to "http://www.asp.net" and click the "Join" link to create a free account. This gives you access to articles, downloads, forums and videos designed to learn more about Visual Studio and ASP.NET.
  
  
• 2). Point your web browser to "http://www.sitepoint.com/books/aspnet3/index-B.php" to acquire a comprehensive book for beginners on building ASP.NET websites.
  
  
• 3). Point your web browser to "http://www.learnvisualstudio.net" and "http://www.learndevnow.com." These sites provide free video samples and also offer steep discounts on access to comprehensive video training libraries.
  
  
• 4). Watch a video resource or read a few pages in a book and perform at least one of the tasks demonstrated in these resources every day. This will reinforce the content and keep forward momentum in the learning process.