[Gimp-user] New to GIMP and out of my league

[Medic1 <forums gimpusers com>]

I'm trying to get the hang of this, but trying to follow the tutorials my screen
looks nothing like what I see. If I start a project I get my picture, no
toolboxes. Playing around I can get these up (attachment). I have I have GIMP
2.8 on windows 7. What do I need to do, Please and thanks?

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