This error looks like a DX driver issue. Ensure you have DirectX installed, and that you have the latest graphics drivers installed also. The error usually results from not being able to create a render-able DX surface to draw to, which relates to no DX being found. Have you run other DX games on this PC?
PC SPECS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit, Intel Core i7 920 (PASSMARK:5008), NVIDIA Geforce 9600 GT GPU (PASSMARK:752) , 6GB RAM