Need some help with Graphs

Hello, I am trying to install, configure and compile all what is needed in order to be able to create graphs from database queries. I am not very good in C, therefore I am not sure what I am doing is right. I got all the gd, zlib libraries from the associated sites, I copied the dll's from the php binary (4.1.1) into C:\winnt\system32, I uncommented the necessary lines from php.ini and then I tried to run from the command line php --with-gd=...the path (i hope is the correct one) There is no result for this compilation, and I do not know what to do...to interrupt or to let it leave? Did I miss something in this process? I'd appreciate any help from anybody... I apologize if this message is too stupid. Thanks. Mihai