.\BMRender\rmode.cpp DirectX error
 

I just got this game today via Direct2Drive, and I am having some difficulty starting the game. Upon starting, my machine hangs a little then I get a Windows System Error Dialog box popup saying the following:

.\BMRender\rmode.cpp (5423): DirectX call failed: -1,1, D3DERR_INVALIDCALL
(The method call is invalid. For example a methods parameter may not be a valid pointer)

I am currently running:
Windows Vista 32 bit OS (SP 1)
AMD Athlon x64 Dual Core 4200+ ~2.34 Ghz
2 GB RAM
NVidia GForce 8800 GT /w 512 MB DDR3 VRAM
Driver Version 178.24

This is rather frustrating, does anyone have any idea how this can be solved?
In the meantime I will attempt to reinstall my DirectX 9.0c March version to see if that helps...I would greatly appriciate it if someone with adequate technical knowledge could address this issue.
-Stephen