I have only just started trying GDI+. The 'draw-a-line'
sample program in 'Getting started wth GDI+' works fine
on XP, but does not work at all on Windows Me.
Here is the program:

#define UNICODE
#include <windows.h>
#include <gdiplus.h>
using namespace Gdiplus;

VOID OnPaint(HDC hdc)
{
Graphics graphics(hdc);
Pen pen(Color(255, 0, 0, 255));
graphics.DrawLine(&pen, 0, 0, 200, 100);
}

LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND, UINT, WPARAM, LPARAM);
INT WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE, PSTR,
INT iCmdShow)
{
HWND hWnd;
MSG msg;
WNDCLASS wndClass;
GdiplusStartupInput gdiplusStartupInput;
ULONG_PTR gdiplusToken;

// Initialize GDI+.
GdiplusStartup(&gdiplusToken, &gdiplusStartupInput, NULL);

wndClass.style = CS_HREDRAW | CS_VREDRAW;
wndClass.lpfnWndProc = WndProc;
wndClass.cbClsExtra = 0;
wndClass.cbWndExtra = 0;
wndClass.hInstance = hInstance;
wndClass.hIcon = LoadIcon(NULL, IDI_APPLICATION);
wndClass.hCursor = LoadCursor(NULL, IDC_ARROW);
wndClass.hbrBackground = (HBRUSH)GetStockObject(WHITE_BRUSH);
wndClass.lpszMenuName = NULL;
wndClass.lpszClassName = TEXT("GettingStarted");
RegisterClass(&wndClass);
hWnd = CreateWindow(
TEXT("GettingStarted"), // window class name
TEXT("Getting Started"), // window caption
WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW, // window style
CW_USEDEFAULT, // initial x position
CW_USEDEFAULT, // initial y position
CW_USEDEFAULT, // initial x size
CW_USEDEFAULT, // initial y size
NULL, // parent window handle
NULL, // window menu handle
hInstance, // program instance handle
NULL); // creation parameters
ShowWindow(hWnd, iCmdShow);
UpdateWindow(hWnd);
while(GetMessage(&msg, NULL, 0, 0))
{
TranslateMessage(&msg);
DispatchMessage(&msg);
}
GdiplusShutdown(gdiplusToken);
return msg.wParam; //<<<<< went straight here, did not execute onpaint
} // WinMain

LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hWnd, UINT message,
WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
{
HDC hdc;
PAINTSTRUCT ps;

switch(message)
{
case WM_PAINT:
hdc = BeginPaint(hWnd, &ps);
OnPaint(hdc);
EndPaint(hWnd, &ps);
return 0;
case WM_DESTROY:
PostQuitMessage(0);
return 0;
default:
return DefWindowProc(hWnd, message, wParam, lParam);
}
} // WndProc

The program exited immediately.

I also tried rebuilding from source on the Windows Me machine,
but the result was the same.

Before trying, I had put the redistributable gdiplus.dll
(downloaded Microsoft) into the directory of .exe file on
the Windows Me machine.

If GDI+ does not run on Windows 98/Me/2000, then it is a
non-starter for my applications, but I think it probably
does. But how to make it?

Grateful for suggestions.