Microsoft KB Archive/177065

= Neverhood: Err Msg: SetDisplay Mode Error. DDERR_GENERIC =

Article ID: 177065

Article Last Modified on 1/22/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft DreamWorks Interactive The Neverhood
 * Microsoft DreamWorks Interactive Chaos Island: The Lost World
 * Microsoft DreamWorks Interactive Goosebumps Attack of the Mutant
 * Microsoft DreamWorks Interactive Someone's in the Kitchen

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This article was previously published under Q177065



SYMPTOMS
You may receive the following error message when you attempt to start the programs listed in the "Applies To" section of this article:

SetDisplay Mode Error. DDERR_GENERIC

When you click OK, you receive the following information:

 unable to initialize DirectDraw.



CAUSE
This error message occurs if you try to start a DreamWorks program while Microsoft NetMeeting is running on your computer. NetMeeting prevents the screen resolution from being changed while it is running. The DreamWorks programs must change the screen resolution to 640 x 480 before they start.



RESOLUTION
Close NetMeeting before you start the DreamWorks programs listed in the applies to section of this article.

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Keywords: kbdisplay kberrmsg kbfaq kbinterop kbprb KB177065

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