You can put the focus on the following types of ASP.NET controls: Button, LinkButton, and ImageButton controls, CheckBox control, DropDownList control, FileUpload control, HyperLink control, ListBox control, RadioButton control, TextBox control.
The following VB.NET code example shows how to set the focus on the control with the ID TextBox1:
Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, _
ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
TextBox1.Focus()
End Sub