Microsoft GDI+
(ver 1.0.6001.22319)
Freeware


Microsoft Windows 2000 does not have GDI+ native.  In order to use
software requiring advanced Graphics Device Interface services 
on Win2k, you first have to install this DLL.

To upgrade Windows, simply drop this GDIPLUS.DLL file into the 
WINNT SYSTEM32 (or WINDOWS SYSTEM) directory.  

The download file = gdiplus.zip



Overview of GDI+

Windows GDI+ is the subsystem of the Windows XP operating system or 
Windows Server 2003 that is responsible for displaying information on 
screens and printers. GDI+ is an API that is exposed through a set 
of C++ classes.

As its name suggests, GDI+ is the successor to Windows Graphics Device 
Interface (GDI), the graphics device interface included with earlier 
versions of Windows. Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 supports GDI for 
compatibility with existing applications, but programmers of new applications 
should use GDI+ for all their graphics needs because GDI+ optimizes many 
of the capabilities of GDI and also provides additional features.

A graphics device interface, such as GDI+, allows application programmers 
to display information on a screen or printer without having to be concerned 
about the details of a particular display device. The application programmer 
makes calls to methods provided by GDI+ classes and those methods in turn make 
the appropriate calls to specific device drivers. GDI+ insulates the application 
from the graphics hardware, and it is this insulation that allows developers 
to create device-independent applications.

