I think this is odd . I have never had any problem like this so my only suggestion is to make sure that your graphics card supports the mode your setting. The default if not specified is 640x480@16bit
secondly , make sure the computer you are using on supports dbc - as in as stated above check your directX version and make sure it is compatible. to find out what version of directX your current p.c. uses you can go to start menu, click run , then type in dxdiag
The direct X version you are using will be at the bottom on the first tab.