I have just downloaded visual studio’s 2010 but there is no template to a master page or anything to then use with it.
I will be using C# programming eventually, with asp.net
This is what i get when i select create new project.
i want to use .net framework 3.5. please help, what else needs to be downloaded.

Visual C# 2010 Express only support following default projects templates:
To use ASP.NET Web Applications you need this:
http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/eng/products/visual-studio-express-for-web