First Web Site Loading Problem

I just got done creating my first web site in VB.net 2005 Visual .net web site. When I published it, I found that I have to address it with www.(mywebsite).com/(mywebform).aspx because IE won't recognize an aspx file as the starting file. How do I create a Home.asp or Index.asp, etc. to allow clients to enter the website with just www.(mywebsite).com?

Also, I noticed that the pictures on the web site take a while to load, then they reload smartly. What is the best way to spead up the initial load?

Thanks,

Ron

[521 byte] By [RonHall] at [2008-1-8]