VBGamer

Your computer/card may well support wide surfaces - but mine doesn't, and it's recognised that not a lot do. Dheck for DDSCAPS_WIDESURFACES in the enumerations (I think it's DDSCAPS). You'll want to check that out before relesasing your app. you can make the surface as tall as you like, just limit the width. As for memory - unless you explicitly tell it where to go (system or Video) DDraw will stick it where there's enough space. ie, if it won't fit into Video Memory it'll go into system memory etc...