the program can't start because gdiplus.dll is missing from your computer

HI,

I have windows 7 home, 64-bit.

around a week ago, i installed a windows update ,after which programs( like windows media player, skype) suddenly started crashing a lot. next day I found this message when i tried to re install skype.

"the program can't start because gdiplus.dll is missing from your computer"

After 2-3 days, it started happening frequently, Now, when ever i try to install a program, it gives the same error. Many softwares are crashing frequently(mozilla firefox, internet explorer) and some are not working at all (like windows media player and

windows photo viewer)

I have tried to download gdipluss.dll file from internet but it didn't worked. I have also tried system resore but it does not shows the date of windows update.

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