I have a Nikon 70-300 vr lens... I tryed taking photos with it attached to my Nikon d60 which I have countless amount of times.. now it wont let me take pictures. I also have a Nikon 18-55 and a nikon 55-200 vr and both of those lenses attached to my d60 will still let me snap away... Any possible solutions??

The camera is what is known as 'damaged' or 'broken', and will need (expensive) professional repair.

You can reset the camera by using a paperclip and pressing the reset button

Try it with another lens on the body and try the lens on another body to see which one is faulty

i think you might find you knocked the VR switch on i thort i had proken my camera to but hten i took it to the camera shop and they guy didnt knwo what he was tralkign about hten i realised what i had done on my way home and if that is the case if u swich it off ( the VR switch on the lens) it will stop the view finder shaking when u take a photo

The only reason the camera will be taking dark photos is when it is under exposing the image taken. This can be due to the exposure compensation set to under expose the metered exposure. Make sure the expsosure compensation is set to '0' or increase it to compensate for the dark photos.

Also inaccurately metering a scene (such as a high contrast scene) can easily fool the meter into under exposing, especially outdoors.

Try to take off the battery and reset the camera. You can also try to remove the lens and check the mirror opening..see if there is some thing stuck there. You can try to click the shutter while the lens is removed. If this procedure didn't work I suggest calling Nikon for further repairs.

So does mine, that is the VR releasing, it is normal.

looks like a viewfinder has an issue. If you have recently bought the thing just return it and get a new one. If not possible to replace , i recommend visiting Nikon authorised service center.
Could be something in the path of pentaprism.

for the close up photo u have to use micro or close lens set

Yes, it will work just fine. I have this lens and my father has basically the same camera (D40) and it works just fine with this lens.