How do I run a program I made in Visual Basic on a computer without Visual Basic?

[prog2class]

I created a program in Visual Basic and I was curious at what I needed to do to be able to install or use this program on a computer without Visual Basic. Any help would be great! Thanks in advance.

[davidbishton]

You would need to create an installation package to install your program on a computer. You could use the Package & Deployment Wizard provided with Visual Studio or use one of the free installers available. i.e. InnoSetup, or a commercial solution such as Wise installer or Installshield.

[esposito]

If you are using VB6 and you are targeting Win2000, Millennium, XP or Vista, you won't need an installation package, provided that you don't make use of any OCXs or external libraries. Just deploy the exe and it will work.

[davidbishton]

If you are using VB6 and you are targeting Win2000, Millennium, XP or Vista, you won't need an installation package, provided that you don't make use of any OCXs or external libraries. Just deploy the exe and it will work.

You should really create an installation package anyway - it's good development practice.

[esposito]

You should really create an installation package anyway - it's good development practice.

Yes, but it's not strictly necessary: it would work anyway.