Gimp Error Message

"microparticle" <[email protected]> Tue, 27 May 2003 16:14:38 -0000
Newsgroups gmane.comp.video.gimp.windows.devel
Message-ID <[email protected]>
I just installed GTK+ 1.3.0-20020313-2 and Gimp 1.2.3 and got the
following error when I tried to open a new file:

(gimp.exe:4294927743): Gdk-WARNING **: gdkgc-win32
.c:predraw_set_foreground:1293
: CreatePatternBrush failed

Is there any way for a non-programmer to fix this?
Thanks
Dan