d3d error

[avpfan72]

i have tried low medium and high quality while installing avp2 i have tried changing the screen resolution on my computer i also have the latest version of directx 9.0 yet when i open alien vs predator 2 i keep getting this error i have downloaded the both demos multiplayer and singleplayer of avp2and get the same error i am using a cheap compaq presario pc but the game used to work recently i restored my pc due to some spyware

any help would be appreciated


thanks avpfan72