Usung FCKeditor -- or not :(

Pretty new to web development.
I'm using asp.net within Visual Web Developer with VB as my 'code behind' language.
I have developed a few basic sites and a slightly more complex one making use of SQL database to provide events details etc. and providing some very basic content management by making a text area on a page a Formview.
I am trying to use fckEditor to create a better CMS environment with web pages that can be easily managed by a non technical user to format text, insert images etc. Everyone is telling me to use Joomla! but I am reluctant to start my learning curve all over again!

I have downloaded fckeditor.Net_2.6.3.zip and FCKeditor_2.6.6.zip
I have copied C:\Applications\fckEditor\FCKeditor.Net_2.6.3\bin\Release\2.0\FredCK.FCKeditorV2.dll to a bin folder in the root of my website.
I have extracted the files from FCKeditor_2.6.6.zip to an fckeditor folder in the root of my website.
And now I am tryying to make sense of how to actually use it!!!!

I can create a control on a page, but how do I 'point it' at content. Presuamable this needs to be in a database somewhere and I need to point fckEditor at the record? But How?
I could use a plain 'manual', The documentation seems to assume a much higher level of knowledge (and skill?) than I possess
If I load one of the sample pages (eg sample01.asp) in VWD and CTLF5 the following is displayed in the browser. Is this something to do with the fact that they are .asp and not .aspx??
Server Error in '/BasicSiteTemplate - FCKEditor' Application.
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This type of page is not served.
Description: The type of page you have requested is not served because it has been explicitly forbidden. The extension '.asp' may be incorrect. Please review the URL below and make sure that it is spelled correctly.

Requested URL: /BasicSiteTemplate - FCKEditor/fckeditor/_samples/asp/sample01.asp
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Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:2.0.50727.4200; ASP.NET Version:2.0.50727.4205
If I CTLF% from the page I am testing with the FCKeditor control in it (with no amendments or settings)the page is displayed as:
This is a test page . The FCKeditor control is immediately below this line
....and above this one!
Probably missing some basics here but this is completely new territory for me and I could do with some help --- please!
Edit: I have since downloaded CKeditor, changed the base path in the control to /CKeditor/ .
I still get exactly the same result

My test page looks like this:

%@ Page Title="" Language="VB" MasterPageFile="~/MasterPages/Master1.master" AutoEventWireup="false" CodeFile="TestFCKEditor.aspx.vb" Inherits="TestJoomla" %>

<%@ Register Assembly="FredCK.FCKeditorV2" Namespace="FredCK.FCKeditorV2" TagPrefix="FCKeditorV2" %>

<asp:Content ID="Content1" ContentPlaceHolderID="head" Runat="Server">
</asp:Content>
<asp:Content ID="Content2" ContentPlaceHolderID="LeftColumn" Runat="Server">
</asp:Content>
<asp:Content ID="Content3" ContentPlaceHolderID="MainColumn" Runat="Server">
  <p>This is a test page .
  The FCKeditor control is immediately below this line
  <FCKeditorV2:FCKeditor ID="FCKeditor1" runat="server" BasePath="/ckeditor/">
  </FCKeditorV2:FCKeditor>
  ....and above this one!  </p>
</asp:Content>