Installing Visual Studio 2010 or Latest Version

Hi! I am just new to computer programming. My friend suggested to start with the easiest to understand. I need to know how to install MS Visual Studio 2010 or latest version? What are the system requirements to install this? What are the differences of VB 2010 and the old VB versions? Why Visual Basic? Because it is for newbie? What are the types of data that can be used in this programming languages? Is it flexible working with reports or databases?
