What is a good starter kit to go with when trying to learn C#

 

 Hi folks,.

 I like to pretend I don't know a thing when trying to learn something new, best to learn than to think you know and go down the wrong path.  So for the sake of argument which would be the most C# newbie friendly starter kit out there?

Or is there a C# tutorial that is decent out there, also would it be best to stick with VS2005 or VS2008 and start with Framework 3.5 which I doubt is supported in any production environments.

 I am looking to switch career paths and move away from MidRange and Mainframe platforms and go with the flow so to speak.

 Thanks
    aguytryingtolearncsharp
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