i want to create an database application using microsoft access and visual basic for phonebook i.e saving name and addresses of my friends but i want to know how can i - display the records from database in form of labels instead of displaying in the text field - most importantly i want that this application would work without requiring access and visual basic to be installed on the computer. in short i want to create an database application which can be run without installing visual basic and access. hows that possible. plz help