Simple Question about components

I just would like to know wether I have to copy components to a computer after I compile a vb.net application the way you have to with vb 6? For example, the winsock control has to be placed on both machines. Does VB.net take advantage of most people downloading the .net framework and already budle most controls?

Any control that is part of the .NET framework will not need to be copies. However, if you create your own custom control or download some package of custom controls, you must make sure that you either compile those controls into your program or distribute their .dlls with the application.