useful links of free stuff on the net to get up and running with asp.net and sql server 2005.

http://www.asp.net/community/projects/
asp.net 2.0 starter kit, with full source code, to get up to speed quickly at work, or startup a business

http://ajax.asp.net/toolkit  
the Microsoft ajax control toolkit

http://ajax.asp.net 
all about Microsoft implementation AJAX

http://ajaxload.info/
generate and download loading... GIF animations without hastle, and without imageready.

http://www.w3schools.com
great for beginners for html, xml, css, javascript, asp.net etc... works for intermediate level also (great site)

http://www.databaseanswers.com
great starter kit database designs for almost any business need (over 200 data models)

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/express/bb403186.aspx  
starter database schemas for sql server 2005

http://www.asp.net/learn/ 
many free .net videos for asp.net, sql server 2005, and visual studio needs

Enjoy!

Comments are welcome.