Hello;

Some of you know me and know that I create programs with Visual Studio 2012 Express. Like I said before, I got the license for free so that's what I'm using.

I want to create executable's that will run on other computers. Originally I thought that because I could take the executable from the Release folder and place it in the folder I want to run it from (another issue) and run it without any problems that everything is OK. Then, I got another computer and transferred Visual Studio 2012 Express to it. I quickly learned that the programs I left on the first computer (this one) wouldn't even start without VS2012 installed.

I guess I should also explain that I created my programs with some data files. Currently I have the files that I need to read AND write to in a folder in MY DOCUMENTS\MY SOFTWARE, then in a separate folder for each program. The files that I ONLY need to read from are in PROGRAM FILES\MY SOFTWARE. and again an individual folder for the program. If this is not the right way to do this, please constructively help me.

Just now, I used the PUBLISH wizard to publish one of the programs I created. I noticed that you DON"T get a chance to tell the publish wizard where you want the finished program to be placed. You don't even get a chance to include files you create necessary for it to run, then where to put them.

I also want to know how best to build my programs: 32 bit, 64 bit, or any cpu?