This is my code: struct SDATA { public: LPDIRECTDRAWSURFACE7 Surface; DDSURFACEDESC2 SurfaceDesc; }; struct SPRITE { private: SDATA Data; void CreateSurface(DDSURFACEDESC2* ddsd) { Data.Surface = (struct IDirectDrawSurface7 *)new LPDIRECTDRAWSURFACE7(); DD->CreateSurface(ddsd, &Data.Surface, NULL); Data.SurfaceDesc.dwSize = sizeof(Data.Surface); Data.Surface->GetSurfaceDesc(&Data.SurfaceDesc); } public: void LoadSpriteFromFile(char* filename, int width, int height) { HBITMAP Bitmap; BITMAP bmp; DDSURFACEDESC2 ddsd; Bitmap = (HBITMAP)LoadImage(GetModuleHandle(NULL), filename, IMAGE_BITMAP, width, height, LR_CREATEDIBSECTION); if( Bitmap == NULL ) { Bitmap = (HBITMAP) LoadImage( NULL, filename, IMAGE_BITMAP, width, height, LR_LOADFROMFILE | LR_CREATEDIBSECTION ); } GetObject(Bitmap, sizeof(bmp), &bmp); ZeroMemory( &ddsd, sizeof(ddsd) ); ddsd.dwSize = sizeof(ddsd); ddsd.dwFlags = DDSD_CAPS | DDSD_HEIGHT | DDSD_WIDTH; ddsd.ddsCaps.dwCaps = DDSCAPS_OFFSCREENPLAIN; ddsd.dwWidth = bmp.bmWidth; ddsd.dwHeight = bmp.bmHeight; CreateSurface(&ddsd); } void Render() { // Data.Surface->BltFast(0, 0, Data.Surface, NULL, NULL); //Data.Surface->Blt(NULL, NULL, NULL, DDBLT_COLORFILL, NULL); } }; When I run the program, an error occurs. When I exit the game (Using Control+Alt+Delete), The line "Data.Surface->GetSurfaceDesc(&Data.SurfaceDesc);" is highlighted, and a messagebox shows the text "ACCES VIOLATION". What am I doing wrong? Please Help Gerben

you dont normally exit ANYTHING using ctrl alt delete unless the app is broken. your app should be able to terminate normally without using crtl-alt-del.

you are creating surfaces wrong. CreateSurface() creates the surface for you, you dont use new. look over the sdk samples.