When I try to load OOTP6, I receive the following two error messages:

Createsurface:Backbuffer

"NODIRECTDRAWHW"

-and-

InitApp

"ErrorInitDirectDraw"

I take it this is not a good thing? Help!

It sounds like a video problem.

Go into the OOTP folder and find the "Game configuration" file, open it and toggle the 3D setting.

Could be a DirectX error, check your version, update if necessary.

Go into the OOTP folder and find the "Game configuration" file, open it and toggle the 3D setting.

Thank you. This solved the problem.