>I noticed that when I did a search on the file, GDIPLUS.DLL, there were serveral areas where this file was found. I see that the same file has two different dates. One file is in some weird folder:
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C:\WINXP\WinSxS\x86_Microsoft.Windows.GdiPlus_6595b64144ccf1df_1.0.0.0_x-ww_8d353f13

>having a date of 3/31/2003, while the other one has 9/5/2001 in other locations. When I went to get rid of the older file (above) by renaming it, a message came up warning me that windows might not work properly by changing the file name.
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>The VFP8RunTimeFiles says that it should be located at:
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c:\program files\common files\microsoft shared\vfp

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>Should I delete the one older file from that weird folder name?

Sounds like you need to unregister that and re-register, but I'm not even sure you need to (according to the Wiki).