Simple application development using ASP.net

Hi all,
I am new for this and I couldn't find any 'correct' information for my questions.
I am going to development a tiny and lead application under windows XP for managing a company's inventory. Some maths are involved and the data are stored in a mySQL DB server (within LAN). Sometimes figures need to be extracted and import to Excel for data analysis.
I don't want it to be a web application which most of the docs in asp.net are talking about... i just need a simple application that users can input a lot of data into the DB... and the application has to be natively 'windows-liked'. Tabbing (as in the keystroke, tabbing between fields), arrows and keyboard shortcuts must be used and defined.

Is ASP.net the correct way? Can I develop the application using free tools?

Thanks a lot,
FrankieHello, why do you want to use ASP.NET ? You could use C# with desktop application which does all what you need for you.

regards.
Thanks for the reply.
Well to be honest I am an apple user so I am not terribly familiar with Microsoft's development tools. Those names are complicated enough for me.

Any decent C# development tools / IDE that is recommended for novice?
Hello, usually Visual STudio .NET 2003 is being used to develop web and desktop applications.

regards.
You can use any text editor to create the windows forms - and a bunch of languages, though most use C# or VB. The DotNet SDK comes with the compilers ( redistributable might too)

You basically write the text file, using the .net objects, then compile into an exe.

One caveat though, anyone who needs to run the exe will need the .net framework installed on the PC

HTH