hey, welcome to Geek Police.
How do I get started?
sorry not really sure how to answer that.
A good thing i sometimes do, is i have a Virtual machine on my PC with XP installed on, its good, for trying to replicate problems and find a solution and also mess about with it, learn. without the risk of messing up your PC
............................................................................................Main System Spec: Intel Quad Q9550 (OC to 3.4Ghz), Gigabyte Ga-ep45-ud3l, 4gb kingston hyperX @ 1066mhz, Corsair tx 650, Nvidia 8600GT.