error flipping back buffer to primary buffer

same thing with new driver
details :
after some time of playing the screen freezes
and I have to kill the galciv2 process

I have had this problem as well, exact same huge list of errors.

Try removing your Audigy temporarily and using onboard sound if you can.

I have had problems with a certain few games, especially EverQuest and now GalCiv2, with this card although I managed to eventually get it to work correctly with EQ.

Creative Labs is notoriously lazy with their driver updates and compatability, I don't know why I continually keep buying their products, must be genetic

the back buffer to primary buffer flip is a graphics related thingy
how would my audigy driver temper with that ?

perhaps I'll try with sound disabled anyway

I've had that error before. One of the things I did was increase my virtual memory to some huge unGodly amount, like 5G. I haven't had that problem again.

You could also try either running in a window or running GC2 at the resolution of your desktop as that would be less work for DirectX in terms of stretching.

--Cari 

I had the same problem with similar hardware (Radeon 9800 Pro). I was playing the game for a couple of hours before the program crashed when I tried to attack a planet. After I selected the atttack type, the Planet Attack window came up. It appeared normal except that the grid at the top center which normally shows the planet tiles contained only white tiles. However there was no mouse pointer so there was no way to proceed. I brought up task manager and GalCiv2 was identified as "Not Responding" . The "End Now" button didn't seem to do anything. I had to go to the Process list to kill Galciv2.exe to regain use of my system.

I was able to restart GalCiv2 and load the autosave and finish the game with no problem. In fact I've played 3 games and have only had the problem that one time. FWIW I am playing the game at the same resolution/color depth as my Windows desktop.

Relevant parts of debug.err:

Debug Message: Version v1.1 BETA 4 last updated on: Wed Apr 12 18:45:12 2006
Debug Message: Could not find a TGN Serial No.
Debug Message: *********DXDiag info follows.*********
System Info
Time: 4/17/2006, 14:43:36
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
Machine Name: P4
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519)
Languages: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: GBT___
System Model: AWRDACPI
BIOS: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.20GHz (2 CPUs)
Physical Memory: 1024MB RAM
Page File: 261MB used, 3736MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS


Display Info
Display device 1:
Device Name: \\.\DISPLAY1
Card Name: RADEON 9800 XT
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip Type: RADEON 9800 XT AGP (0x4E4A)
DAC Type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Key Device: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4E4A&SUBSYS_95601462&REV_00
Display Memory: 128.0 MB
Current Display Mode: 1280 x 1024 (32 bit) (75Hz)
Monitor Name: Plug and Play Monitor
Monitor Max Resolution: 1600,1200
Driver Name: ati2dvag.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.6575
Driver Date: 9/14/2005 19:58:47
DirectX Acceleration Enabled: Yes



Sound info
Sound device 1:
Description: SB Live! Wave Device
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0002&SUBSYS_80611102&REV_07
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Driver Name: emu10k1m.sys
Provider: Microsoft
Driver Version: 5.12.0001.3300
Driver Date: 8/17/2001 05:19:26
Type: WDM
Other Drivers:
Acceleration Level: 2
Cap Flags: 0
Min/Max Sample Rate: 0, 0



Debug Message: *********END dxdiag info.*********
Debug Message: Entering WinMain
Debug Message: ******* Starting Game Shell *******
Debug Message: Going Fullscreen
Debug Message: Preparing to change display settings.
Debug Message: Using multilsample setting: D3DMULTISAMPLE_4_SAMPLES
Debug Message: Game Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Debug Message: Running fullscreen.
Debug Message: HAL (hw vp): RADEON 9800 XT
Debug Message: D3DPRESENT_INTERVAL_DEFAULT
Debug Message: Refresh rate: 75
Debug Message: Bit Depth: 32 bit.
Debug Message: *********Checking D3DDevice Caps***********************
Debug Message: A full-color cursor is supported in hardware at high resolution modes.
Debug Message: RGB in format 6:6:6, Masks reported as ff0000:ff00:ff
Debug Message: Now Fullscreen
Debug Message: Shell initialization complete
Debug Message: ***** Initializing Game *****
Debug Message: Timer Frequency is 0 d0ec5830
Debug Message: Initializing sound card.
Debug Message: initailizing bink

...Removed 1000+ lines of "normal" activity. And then the final several lines...

Debug Message: A* Path too long to calculate (3.605551). Aborting
Debug Message: A* Path too long to calculate (2.000000). Aborting
Debug Message: Cannot find texture
Debug Message: Cannot find texture
Debug Message: Destroying ship Constructor 167. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Updating ZOC.
Debug Message: Random Event: Begin
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Yor Collective (5): Researching: Stinger III
Debug Message: Destroying ship Altarian Freighter M2-1 81. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Destroying ship Altarian Freighter M2-1 111. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Error flipping back buffer to primary buffer.
Debug Message: Device lost

thanks for all your answers guys
my problem is still not solved but I will try to monitor the virtual memory usage + the desktop resolution thingy asap + running in a window

As a sidenote I did try the "debug" option(in the hope to have more information), but the performance degrades to approximately 0.1fps (yeah you read it correctly 1 frame each 10 seconds) due to heavy hard drive usage

I had some interesting results although not perfect but I won't share them as I don't have enough "galciv2 runs" to know if it REALLY makes a difference.
I'll update as soon as I get some valuable results.

I have an Audigy 4 card and have not had that problem. I get the occasional crash but I just start the game again and pick up at the lst autosave.

Funny, I only have a 60MB swap file. I like using my ram more than hard drive. And I have 3GB of ram to play with.

Tonights game actually used more ram than I have seen it use before. It got up to 2.3GB usage using a huge map.

unfortunately
-running in a window brings no change (after some time I get the "back buffer flip" error + "driver internal" error)
-running the game at the same resolution as the desktop (lowered desktop to 1024x768) brings no change
-I also watched the virtual memory usage which never got beyond a peak usage of 47.9%

Hi.

Today I have encountered the same problem as stated above. Knowing that my drivers were up to date since the game was playing perfectly before hand, I retraced my steps on what I did before the crash and I realized that right before I changed the Background Star Density and the Background Nebula Density. Lowering them down (1'500 and 50 respectively) removed the problem and the game ran great.

My specs from the debug.err are as follows:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Debug Message: Version v1.1 last updated on: Mon Apr 24 19:03:49 2006
Debug Message: Could not find a TGN Serial No.
Debug Message: *********DXDiag info follows.*********
System Info
Time: 4/27/2006, 19:01:21
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
Machine Name: ----
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519)
Languages: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
System Model: Presario R3200 (PM013UA#ABL)
BIOS: Ver 1.00PARTTBL
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) XP Processor 3000+, MMX, 3DNow, ~790MHz
Physical Memory: 510MB RAM
Page File: 241MB used, 1029MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS


Display Info
Display device 1:
Device Name: \\.\DISPLAY1
Card Name: NVIDIA GeForce4 420 Go 32M
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip Type: GeForce4 420 Go 32M
DAC Type: Integrated RAMDAC
Key Device: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0176&SUBSYS_006D103C&REV_A3
Display Memory: 32.0 MB
Current Display Mode: 1280 x 800 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Default Monitor
Monitor Max Resolution:
Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.4716
Driver Date: 4/7/2004 13:22:00
DirectX Acceleration Enabled: Yes



Sound info
Sound device 1:
Description: SoundMAX Digital Audio
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_00DA&SUBSYS_006D103C&REV_A2
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Driver Name: smwdm.sys
Provider: Analog Devices
Driver Version: 5.12.0001.4010
Driver Date: 1/13/2004 17:40:28
Type: WDM
Other Drivers:
Acceleration Level: 3
Cap Flags: 0
Min/Max Sample Rate: 0, 0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hope this helps,

Echo Mirage

My background star density is set down to 512. I set it there probably the first week I had the game. Nebula's are still set to 7.

But I wonder if setting that star density down would be a workaround, if not the solution, for a lot of these type problems. I never seem to encounter most of them, and the relesase version of 1.1 has been 100% stable for me so far.

I lowered my settings to 256 / 40 and still have the same problem (with 1.1 final of course)
I wonder if this has anything to do with memory management problems as CariElf said in another thread that there was
I think I'll wait for the next build

the debug message is exactly :
Debug Message: Error flipping back buffer to primary buffer.
Debug Message: Driver internal error

repeated almost indefinetely

I waited for a while
upgraded to 1.31...
but still have the same problem

I still have to disable sound to try to see if that's the problem but I don't have much time to test

meanwhile if someone comes up with any idea ...

Has anyone even discussed throttling back the video card (it's in the options menu). Even though it may not seem like it, GCII is extremely tough on your video card (one of the toughest games to date, actually). If you've OC'd your video card, it may be overheating. Throttling back the video card will help to keep it from overheating - and that's why the devs put that option in ther ein the first place. Try that and see if it helps.

Plus, you're still on version 1.1. That version was failry crash-prone.

Bill

thanks for answering,
-v1.31 is installed

-throttle is activated since a long time but changes nothing in my case
I don't think my card is overheating as it's no longer summer here...
moreover when my radeon 9700pro overheats "VPU recover" kicks in OR the computer crashes if it's really too hot

-tried recently to disable sound from the galciv2 interface but this changed nothing

-the "problem" happen more and more frequently once I begin to make some progress into the game (more colonies, more ships ... )
(for example when I just started my last game I could play for 20 turns or more without problems, whereas now after 3 years I crash in the second of third turn after loading a savegame)

Sorry, Whismerhill, I was going down the wrong path. Something could be wrong with your installation because your debug info says you are running version 1.1 BETA 4.

Bill

ok I updated with a newer debug information at the start of the thread to prevent people being mislead...

let me reexplain what happened in the correct chronological order:
-1) the problem is very old and started to happen at the very beginning that I got the game or something very close to that
-2) I tried to sort it out but there was still so much other problems in the game
that I waited for newer versions
-3) I updated to 1.2
-4) I updated to 1.31
-5) the problem still happens

and to clarify no the game was not showing that I was running 1.1 BETA 4 after I updated to 1.31, it's just that I did not update my first very old post (April 18, 2006 04:03:33) with newer debug information

also to give an order of magnitude the first debug information is around 300-400 lignes while the "driver internal error + flip" represents around 1000(around 20seconds) up to 30000 lignes(around 5minutes) depending on the time I left the game on thinking it might recover (or finish what it was doing). 30000 is not the limit though I guess, depends on the amount of time I let galciv2 run while blocked

Have you tried running the game at your desktop resolution of 1280x1024?
I have noticed you always seem to run it at 1024x768, and some video cards work better if you keep them at the same resolution.

I'm embarrassed - I dodn't notice the original post date was way back in April.

The only thing I can think of is that something is going wrong when it attempts to write from the buffer to the screen. When in v-synch mode, video cards set up at least one back buffer in addition to the memory being displayed on the screen, depending on how many buffers you specify. The theory is that when you activate v-synch, you are synching to the refresh rate of the monitor, which is *usually* slower than the video card is capable of displaying. The video card then spends all that "wait" time setting up as many frames ahead as you specified, so when the time comes to display that frame, all the calcs and stuff are already done. It seems that something is preventing your video card from writing to the "screen" memory. Maybe turning off v-synch (if it's on) might make the problem disappear?

Have you updated your drivers since the problem first started occuring? I'm asking only because the drivers mentioned in the debug file are 9 months old - but more importantly, they are one generation behind the current ones (yours = version 5.xx, current = version 6.xx). I know it sounds like such a drag, but you know what Stardock is gonna say...

Bill

I know this thread is a little old, but I found myself experiencing the same error. I tried all of the tricks mentioned above and nothing worked, but in the end I did manage to fix it.

For me, what worked was unchecking Allow AI to use CPU-Intensive Algorithms on the Galaxy Setup screen.

The downside, of course, is that you have to start a new game to do this. It'd be nice if this was a toggle in the game options menu.

Hope this is helpful to anyone else who may read this thread.

I had this problem happen (1.4x). I have a mystery program that launches and shuts down in the matter of a few seconds, and am not able to figure out for sure what program is doing it. I think it's my netscape dial-up. It has caused problems with other games as well. I wonder if ppl experiencing this problem are having some other program try to run while the game is going on and causing the crash. I don't have the de-bug from that crash. I just cussed out nutscrape and re-loaded the game.

Hi everyone.
I have very similar story that started with hard boot crushes and "windows recovered from serious error" message in my very first try after I bought the game. Did some footwork, a few searches, tried most of recomendations. Currently updated to 1.4 the PC doesn't crush anymore: it freezes till I close the program via WTM. Here is a debug with "Error flipping back buffer to primary buffer" message. Help? Anyone? I expected a bit of entertainment but up to now, I purchased frustration.

Debug Message: Version v1.4x last updated on: Mon Oct 23 17:43:56 2006
Debug Message: GalCiv2 is activated.
Debug Message: Checking DX Version.
Debug Message: *********DXDiag info follows.*********
System Info
Time: 11/16/2006, 20:44:30
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
Machine Name: WHISPER
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519)
Languages: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Compaq Presario 061
System Model: PP195AA-ABA SR1300NX NA510
BIOS: Rev.3.15
Processor: AMD Sempron(tm) 3000+, MMX, 3DNow, ~2.0GHz
Physical Memory: 768MB RAM
Page File: 199MB used, 1674MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS


Display Info
Display device 1:
Device Name: \\.\DISPLAY1
Card Name: NVIDIA GeForce 6200
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip Type: GeForce 6200
DAC Type: Integrated RAMDAC
Key Device: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0221&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A1
Display Memory: 256.0 MB
Current Display Mode: 1280 x 1024 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Plug and Play Monitor
Monitor Max Resolution: 1600,1200
Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.8421
Driver Date: 3/9/2006 14:29:00
DirectX Acceleration Enabled: Yes



Sound info
Sound device 1:
Description: Realtek AC97 Audio
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_3059&SUBSYS_810A1043&REV_60
Manufacturer ID: 65535
Product ID: 65535
Driver Name: ALCXWDM.SYS
Provider: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
Driver Version: 5.10.0000.5730
Driver Date: 10/1/2004 19:24:02
Type: WDM
Other Drivers:
Acceleration Level: 3
Cap Flags: 0
Min/Max Sample Rate: 0, 0



Debug Message: *********END dxdiag info.*********
Debug Message: Entering WinMain
Debug Message: ******* Starting Game Shell *******
Debug Message: Going Fullscreen
Debug Message: Preparing to change display settings.
Debug Message: Using multilsample setting: D3DMULTISAMPLE_NONE
Debug Message: Game Resolution: 1024 x 768
Debug Message: Running fullscreen.
Debug Message: HAL (hw vp): NVIDIA GeForce 6200
Debug Message: D3DPRESENT_INTERVAL_DEFAULT
Debug Message: Refresh rate: 60
Debug Message: Bit Depth: 32 bit.
Debug Message: *********Checking D3DDevice Caps***********************
Debug Message: A full-color cursor is supported in hardware at high resolution modes.
Debug Message: RGB in format 6:6:6, Masks reported as ff0000:ff00:ff
Debug Message: Now Fullscreen
Debug Message: Shell initialization complete
Debug Message: ***** Initializing Game *****
Debug Message: Timer Frequency is 0 369e99
Debug Message: Initializing sound card.
Debug Message: initailizing bink
Debug Message: No string tables in C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\Mods\Default/Data/*.str
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\Mods\Default\Movies\*.bik
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\Mods\Default\Movies\techs\*.bik
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\Mods\Default\Gfx\*.png
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\Mods\Default\Gfx\Race\*.png
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\Mods\Default\sfx\*.wav
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\Mods\Default\Music\*.mp3
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\Mods\Default\Event Music\*.mp3
Debug Message: Create setup screens.
Debug Message: Clear galaxy settings.
Debug Message: Clear influence.
Debug Message: Clear up laws.
Debug Message: Clear first time events.
Debug Message: Clear wonders and trade goods.
Debug Message: Clear sector mapper.
Debug Message: * Collectors Edition *
Debug Message: Set mouse.
Debug Message: Set update timer.
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\Mods\Default\Data\*.xml
Debug Message: Clear data definitions.
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\Mods\Default\Data\Techs\*.xml
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\Mods\Default\Data\ShipComponents\*.xml
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\Mods\Default\Data\ShipDefs\*.xml
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\Mods\Default\Gfx\Planets\C0*.png
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\Mods\Default\Data\PlanetImprovements\*.xml
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\Mods\Default\Data\TerrainColorSchemes\*.xml
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\Mods\Default\Data\PlanetDescriptions\*.xml
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\Mods\Default\Data\Anomalies\*.xml
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\Mods\Default\Data\Events\*.xml
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\Mods\Default\Data\UPIssues\*.xml
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\Mods\Default\Data\Invasions\*.xml
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\Mods\Default\Data\PoliticalParties\*.xml
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\Mods\Default\Data\StarTypes\*.xml
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\Mods\Default\Data\StarbaseModules\*.xml
Debug Message: Reading Star Names
Debug Message: Reading Star Names... Done
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\Mods\Default\Data\CustomMaps\*.gc2map
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\Mods\Default\Data\Scenarios\*.gc2scenario
Debug Message: Creating Galaxy
Debug Message: Killing threads.
Debug Message: Kiling civs.
Debug Message: Killing ships.
Debug Message: Killing rallypoints.
Debug Message: Killing misc objects.
Debug Message: Killing stars.
Debug Message: Killing anomalies.
Debug Message: Killing space resources.
Debug Message: Killing colonies and planets.
Debug Message: killing scenario.
Debug Message: Clearing Turn Event Log
Debug Message: Clear galaxy settings.
Debug Message: Clear influence.
Debug Message: Clear up laws.
Debug Message: Clear first time events.
Debug Message: Clear wonders and trade goods.
Debug Message: Clear sector mapper.
Debug Message: Galaxy Size Set: 18 x 18
Debug Message: Creating Random Map
Debug Message: Creating Random Map... Stars
Debug Message: Number of Unplaced Stars: 98.
Debug Message: Creating Random Map... Planets
Debug Message: *************** Failed To Place Planet ***************
Debug Message: *************** Failed To Place Planet ***************
Debug Message: *************** Failed To Place Planet ***************
Debug Message: *************** Failed To Place Planet ***************
Debug Message: *************** Failed To Place Planet ***************
Debug Message: Creating Random Map... Anomalies
Debug Message: Num Anomalies: 300
Debug Message: Creating Random Map... Resources
Debug Message: Creating Random Map... Done
Debug Message: Setting Game Options
Debug Message: Creating Civs
Debug Message: Terran Alliance: Intellence -> 50
Debug Message: Drengin Empire: Intellence -> 50
Debug Message: Altarian Republic: Intellence -> 50
Debug Message: Arcean Empire: Intellence -> 50
Debug Message: Torian Confederation: Intellence -> 50
Debug Message: Yor Collective: Intellence -> 50
Debug Message: Dominion of Korx: Intellence -> 50
Debug Message: Drath Legion: Intellence -> 50
Debug Message: Thalan Empire: Intellence -> 50
Debug Message: Iconian Refuge: Intellence -> 50
Debug Message: Creating Civs... Done
Debug Message: Updating ZOC.
Debug Message: Updating ZOC.
Debug Message: Galaxy Create... Done
Debug Message: UIBeginGame called with g_ulLocalPlayerID = 8
Debug Message: UIBeginGameHelper: New Game Started
Debug Message: UIBeginGameHelper: Mods are Enabled
Debug Message: setting size 16 x 0
Debug Message: setting size 16 x 0
Debug Message: setting size 16 x 0
Debug Message: StarportWnd: Cannot find OBJID StarPort_Planet_Logo_Image
Debug Message: Cannot find texture Gfx\Thumbnails\planets\Planet40.png
Debug Message: Cannot find texture Gfx\Thumbnails\planets\Planet40.png
Debug Message: Destroying ship Terran Alliance Colony. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Destroying ship Drengin Empire Colony. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Destroying ship Arcean Empire Colony. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Destroying ship Torian Confederation Colony. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Destroying ship Yor Collective Colony. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Destroying ship Dominion of Korx Colony. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Destroying ship Drath Legion Colony. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Updating ZOC.
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Terran Alliance (0): Researching: Xeno Research
Debug Message: Drengin Empire (1): Researching: New Propulsion Techniques
Debug Message: Altarian Republic (2): Researching: Galactic Warfare
Debug Message: Arcean Empire (3): Researching: Xeno Research
Debug Message: Torian Confederation (4): Researching: Xeno Research
Debug Message: Yor Collective (5): Researching: New Propulsion Techniques
Debug Message: Dominion of Korx (6): Researching: Space Militarization
Debug Message: Drath Legion (7): Researching: Xeno Research
Debug Message: Iconian Refuge (9): Researching: Xeno Research
Debug Message: Akilians (11): Researching: Space Militarization
Debug Message: Scottlingas (13): Researching: Galactic Warfare
Debug Message: Jessuins (14): Researching: Galactic Warfare
Debug Message: Andians (16): Researching: Galactic Warfare
Debug Message: Pirates! (26): Researching: Galactic Warfare
Debug Message: A* Path too long to calculate (4.242640). Aborting
Debug Message: Destroying ship Altarian Republic Colony. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Destroying ship Iconian Refuge Colony. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Updating ZOC.
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: DomesticWnd: Cannot find OBJID Domestic_Government_Tab
Debug Message: DomesticWnd: Cannot find OBJID Domestic_Governor_Tab
Debug Message: DomesticWnd: Cannot find OBJID Domestic_Stats_Tab
Debug Message: DomesticWnd: Cannot find OBJID Domestic_Graphs_Tab
Debug Message: EconomicWnd: Cannot find OBJID Template_Button_Back
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Terran Alliance (0): Researching: Galactic Warfare
Debug Message: Drengin Empire (1): Researching: Planetary Improvements
Debug Message: Drath Legion (7): Researching: New Propulsion Techniques
Debug Message: setting size 16 x 0
Debug Message: setting size 16 x 0
Debug Message: setting size 16 x 0
Debug Message: Destroying ship Arcean Colony Ship M0-1 21. Orbiting: 0
Debug Message: Updating ZOC.
Debug Message: Random Event: End
Debug Message: Altarian Republic (2): Researching: Xeno Research
Debug Message: Arcean Empire (3): Researching: Planetary Improvements
Debug Message: Yor Collective (5): Researching: Xeno Research
Debug Message: Scottlingas (13): Researching: Space Militarization
Debug Message: Jessuins (14): Researching: Space Militarization
Debug Message: A* Path too long to calculate (11.313708). Aborting
Debug Message: Error flipping back buffer to primary buffer.
Debug Message: Driver internal error
Debug Message: Error flipping back buffer to primary buffer.
Debug Message: Driver internal error

...(a few hundred lines like this)...

Debug Message: Error flipping back buffer to primary buffer.
Debug Message: Driver internal error
Debug Message: Error flipping back buffer to primary buffer.
Debug Message: Driver internal error
Debug Message: WM_CLOSE message received.
Debug Message: GameUninitialize start
Debug Message: Killing Galaxy
Debug Message: Killing threads.
Debug Message: Kiling civs.
Debug Message: Killing ships.
Debug Message: Killing rallypoints.
Debug Message: Killing misc objects.
Debug Message: Killing stars.
Debug Message: Killing anomalies.
Debug Message: Killing space resources.
Debug Message: Killing colonies and planets.
Debug Message: killing scenario.
Debug Message: Clearing Turn Event Log
Debug Message: Clear galaxy settings.
Debug Message: Clear influence.
Debug Message: Clear up laws.
Debug Message: Clear first time events.
Debug Message: Clear wonders and trade goods.
Debug Message: Clear sector mapper.
Debug Message: Clear data definitions.
Debug Message: Killing Galaxy: Completed
Debug Message: Shutting down sound system.
Debug Message: Clearing sound and music handles.
Debug Message: WorkAreaBack.png not cleared 1 counts left.
Debug Message: GameUninitialize end
Debug Message: Device not cleared. 2 counts left.
Debug Message: D3D not cleared. 1 counts left.
Debug Message: Destroying Window.
Debug Message: Main Shell terminating normally

Change the game resolution to match the resolution of your desktop.  If you still get that error, try unchecking Fullscreen from the options window so that you're running in a window (note, if the game resolution is the same as the desktop resolution, it will still appear fullscreen).

Thank you CariElf but that did not help either. However, I did manage finaly to get my game working

I got a new hard drive, clean installed XP and drivers only: than the game. The game works fine on any resolution I choose. It's a hustle to swap the drives just to play this game but hey, I guess Stardock has trouble dealing with "others", lol. Something about sharing same space?

It also would be quite a trouble to get it patched but it doesn't "bug" me all that much, hehehehe.