Getting started with JQuery

Getting started with JQuery

Hi all,

I had a search through this forum for related posts but couldn't find anything.

I'm having issues just getting JQuery to start working on my PC.

I followed this -http://expressionengine.com/forums/viewthread/86934/

By creating a js folder at my root, and putting the file jquery-1.3.2.js in it.
Then linking to that via the:
<script type="text/javascript" src="/js/jquery-1.3.2.js"></script>
command in the head of my html file.

I followed the rest of advice on there - creating an onDomLoad.js file in the /js folder and putting some code that jquery uses in there.

However, when I load my html page I don't see anything.

One thing I noticed, is that I am literally downloading the uncompressed version of jquery and putting it in the JS folder. Do I need to do anything else to it?

I also tried linking to google - but this had no effect either.

Does anyone know of a bulletproof guide to getting jquery installed?

I'm sure this shouldn't be this hard to simply link to a file?

Thanks a million for any help anyone can give, I splitting head open on the desk over this.