Hi guys, I have used visual basic C++ 6.0 to build small programs, but so far the programs I have made require the computers that are going to run the program to download and install visual basic files, so I was wondering what the best software to use to build programs is. I was planning on making some homemade programs that can be run on most windows computers without the need for them to download and install extra stuff just to run the program. What is the best software or program everyone uses when they make software and GUI's? Thanks.

Depend on what you are making.

I was currently trying to make a program similar to FlashFXP which would allow me to connect my windows xp pc to my xbox and I was also trying to make the same program work on win 98 and win 2k.

Take a look at Delphi , but it has a much steeper learning curve than VC and VB.