VS 2010 Windows XP - publish

Hello to all, I have used Visual Studio 2010 (Visual Basic 2010 Express) to create application. Is it possible to publish this application that will not only run on Windows 7 (64 bit that I use), but that will run on Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8?

Also can it be publish as test executable file so I tested if it works in other windows operation systems, before I make my final .exe file.

Is there any guide for how to make it executable for all windows?

Thaks a lot for help :)