Direct Draw Initilization....

  
// Attempt to create a Direct Draw interface

	if ((DirectDrawCreateEx(NULL, (void **) &lpDD, IID_IDirectDraw7, NULL)) != DD_OK) 
	{
		MessageBox(NULL, "Create Error", "ERROR", MB_OK);
		return false;
	}
	// Attempt to take full control of the system

	if ((lpDD->SetCooperativeLevel(hwnd, DDSCL_FULLSCREEN | DDSCL_EXCLUSIVE)) != DD_OK) 
	{
		MessageBox(NULL, "Co-Op Error", "ERROR", MB_OK);
		return false;
	}
	// Attempt to change the screen resolution

	if ((lpDD->SetDisplayMode(800, 600, 16, 0, 0)) !=DD_OK) 
	{
		MessageBox(NULL, "Display Error", "ERROR", MB_OK);
		return false;
	}
	
	// Prepare to create the primary Direct Draw surface

	DDSURFACEDESC2 ddsd;
	ZeroMemory(&ddsd, sizeof(ddsd));
    ddsd.dwSize = sizeof(ddsd);
    ddsd.dwFlags =	DDSD_CAPS | DDSD_BACKBUFFERCOUNT;
    ddsd.ddsCaps.dwCaps =	DDSCAPS_PRIMARYSURFACE | DDSCAPS_FLIP | 
		DDSCAPS_3DDEVICE | DDSCAPS_COMPLEX;
    ddsd.dwBackBufferCount = 1;
	
	
	// Attempt to create the primary Direct Draw surface

	if ((lpDD->CreateSurface(&ddsd, &lpDDSPrimary, NULL)) != DD_OK) 
	{
		MessageBox(NULL, "Surface Error", "ERROR", MB_OK);
		return false;
	}
	
	// Prepare to retrieve the back buffer surface

	DDSCAPS2 ddscaps;
	ZeroMemory(&ddscaps, sizeof(ddscaps));
	ddscaps.dwCaps = DDSCAPS_BACKBUFFER;
	
	// Attempt to retrieve the back buffer surface

	if ((lpDDSPrimary->GetAttachedSurface(&ddscaps, &lpDDSBackBuffer)) != DD_OK) 
	{
		MessageBox(NULL, "Get Surface Error", "ERROR", MB_OK);
		return false;
	}