Visual Basic Exe files

Can i create and compile exe files with visual basic and freely sell and distribute the programs as products like you can with other C compilers? If not , are there royalties involved or how does that work?
Unlike C exe programs that run with no other support files , I have been told that depending on my the developed application, I may need to have the end user install certain support files, like OCX's, for the program to run on other machines. How difficult is it to do this in a saleable product?

THank you for your help