(Newbie question--thanks for the time in advance.)

Question: Which language should I learn first, VB or VC++?

Background: I've recently obtained the use of Visual Basic and Visual C++ (each version 6.0) through work. I'm being given the opportunity to learn either of these two languages. I'm not a programmer by trade--by hobby only. It has been about 10 years since I programmed (and back then it was in Turbo C and plain old Basic). I was thinking that VB might be better because I could use it with Microsoft Office products...but don't know enough to know if C++ would be good for that too?

Other Questions:
I don't have VB.NET or C++.NET, I only have version 6.0 of each. Is this a problem for any reason? Can I buy books on the .NET versions and use them on version 6.0? Or should I look around for version 6.0 books only? Any other tips?

Thank you!