Hi

That is basically what I have been doing but wondered if the time has arrived where I can stop doing that.

Thanks,
Simon

>You should install gdiplus.dll in your application directory and don't worry if it present in the system or not.
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>>At one time in the past I remember that gdiplus.dll was not always included in the Windows so I included it in my setup program. Does anyone know whether it is part of Windows XP,Vista/7 now and perhaps I no longer need to include it when setting up apps on new computers.
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