This error may occur due to a video setting or driver issue. I suggest you try a different resolution for your display and update the video card driver. Also, check if your computer meets minimum system requirements:
Operating system: Windows 2000/XP (only)
Processor: 1 GHz Pentium III or AMD Athlon (2.5 GHz Pentium IV or AMD recommended)
RAM: 512 MB
Video Card: 32 MB DirectX 9.0c compliant (NVIDIA GeForce4+ / ATI Radeon 8500+)
Sound Card: 16-bit DirectX 9.0c compliant sound card
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c
