.NET beginners guide
MSDN is the quick place to get started. For .NET framework http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/netframework/aa569294.aspx For C#, http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/a72418yk(vs.80).aspx For asp.net, I found this link very useful: http://www.sitepoint.com/article/asp-net-getting-started Books I referred to: Professional CSharp 2005, Wrox Professional .NET Framework 2.0, Wrox Microsoft Asp.net programming with Visual C#.NET step by step. Microsoft press All the best!!!