[jQuery] Complete noob needs help setting up jquery in windows XP

[jQuery] Complete noob needs help setting up jquery in windows XP


I am an amatuer website creator and like to use the most accepted and
best methods of developing on a site. I learned how CSS simplified how
HTML looks and now I've been reading about how jQuery simplifies how
HTML "acts" with javascript.
Right away I ran into a wall. I am using Windows XP and Microsoft
Expression Web 2 to create my site. I cannot figure out how to build,
make, unpack jQuery. I'm not exactly sure what it is, either. Is it a
server-side language interpreter?
As I understand it, I place the jQuery.js file into my html folder on
myserver. Then, I create an external .js file, similar to a .css file,
that houses all the javascript code for my html file.
I like the sound of "Write Less, Do more," but I do not know how to
get started. I appreciate any help I can get.
Thanks,
-K