With Vbs2Exe you can compile your scripts to standalone executables, the easy to use interface provides a simple way to protect your scripts before you distribute them to your clients. The builtin extended commandset gives easy access to some very usefull methods, including some API calls and the possibility to get special folder locations like "Desktop dir" etc.
The included fully featured script editor also increases your productivity compared to using notepad. There are also some extra libraries included that allows you to call DLL's, use HTTP, FTP or SMTP directly from your scripts.