I was just wondering, what are the benefits to switching to asp.net from asp. What do I need to use ASP.net? I have a VisualBasic.net, i don't know if it's VisualStudio, but does VisualBasic.net include the stuff for ASP.net?

There are some things i assume with switching to .net. One would be that i would have to install the .net framework.
Another, it seems that all the books I scanned through at Barnes & Nobles looked like they used C# instead of VBscript. Is this at all much harder to work with?