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Microsoft GDI+ Detection Tool

Brief Description
The Microsoft GDI+ Detection Tool helps detect the presence of non-Windows Microsoft products that contain the GDI+ component.

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Quick Details
File Name:gdidettool.exe
Version:1
Knowledge Base (KB) Articles:KB873374
Date Published:9/14/2004
Language:English
Download Size:214 KB
Estimated Download Time: 1 min 56K

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Overview

The Microsoft GDI+ Detection Tool helps detect the presence of non-Windows Microsoft products that contain the GDI+ component. Microsoft customers can run this tool to help determine if a GDI+ security update should be applied.

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System Requirements

  • Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000; Windows 2000 Advanced Server; Windows 2000 Professional Edition ; Windows 2000 Server; Windows 2000 Service Pack 2; Windows 2000 Service Pack 3; Windows 2000 Service Pack 4; Windows 95; Windows 98; Windows 98 Second Edition; Windows ME; Windows NT; Windows NT Embedded ; Windows Server 2003; Windows XP; Windows XP 64-bit; Windows XP Embedded; Windows XP Embedded Service Pack 1; Windows XP Embedded Service Pack 2 ; Windows XP Home Edition ; Windows XP Media Center Edition; Windows XP Professional Edition ; Windows XP Service Pack 1; Windows XP Service Pack 2

  • This update applies to the following product: Picture It!, Picture It! Publishing, Greetings, Digital Image Pro, and Digital Image Suite, .NET Framework 1.0, .NET Framework 1.1, Visual Studio .NET 2002, Visual Studio .NET 2003.

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Instructions

Installation instructions
    Microsoft recommends that you use Windows Update and Office Update to determine if your computer requires security updates for Windows family or Office family products.

    Microsoft GDI+ Detection Tool will also help detect for the certain versions of the following Microsoft products that could contain GDI+:
    • Picture It!

    • Picture It! Publishing

    • Greetings

    • Digital Image Pro

    • Digital Image Suite

    • .NET Framework 1.0

    • .NET Framework 1.1

    • Visual Studio .NET 2002

    • Visual Studio .NET 2003

    To do this, follow these steps:
    1. Download the .exe file by clicking on the Download button at the top of the page, and then save the file to your hard disk drive. It is recommended that you quit any programs you are running.

    2. In Windows Explorer, double-click the .exe file that you saved to your hard disk drive, and follow the instructions on the screen.


The download for this update is available by clicking on the Download button above. You can double-click the executable package to begin installation.

See the Microsoft Knowledge Base article Overview of the Microsoft GDI+ Detection Tool (KB873374) for further information.

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