Had a virus now video card issue after virus was removed...?

So I had a Trojan that would cause my computer to constantly restart on power up and I took it to my cousin to get fixed. He said that the only way to remove the virus was to wipe everything off my computer. So he did, and installed Windows Vista (I had XP before). Before all this I had whatever video card that came with my computer installed and was able to play video games just fine. Now after the virus was removed my computer acts like there is no video card or like it's not installed/can't find it.
When I try to start up any game I get this error:
http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/6193/errormr1.png
(If the words are hard to see it says, "Error 22: A critical error has occurred while initializing DirectDraw."
Anyone know what's causing that?

2008-07-13T22:26:16Z

I installed DirectX 10 to see if that would help but it doesn't help at all. It's not just Diablo II but any 3D game I install.

2008-07-13T22:27:06Z

I'm thinking it's just a Vista thing and I've been searching for a solution for hours now, I might just go out and get a new computer...

2008-07-13T22:46:01Z

I was using: VIA/S3 Unichrome Pro VGA Adapter

Thanks for the help, I found someone with a similar issue. They found the updates required but Vista was the issue. Guess I need a whole new video card or a computer.

Anonymous2008-07-13T22:18:42Z

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The card may not have the proper driver for Vista. Do a little research on the card and download all the proper, up-to-date drivers. Also, is it only giving you that error with Diablo 2? Try reinstalling the game and/or check if the game is Vista-compatible.

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Anonymous2016-05-24T07:33:24Z

Reasons why it is not driver/hardware failure: This guy has been running fine with his pc til just recently he gets a bsod on start up.... This is a virus. There is nothing wrong with your hardware... Granted it could remotely be possible that your VGA did overheat and die (out of no where) but this would require the user to either have overclocked it or for faulty hardware, which I suspect is not the reason as there are not other reports of faulty hardware for this pc). Your best bet is to reformat or find a way to find the root file of that virus. PC hardware is incredibly durable, and hard drives last for at minimum 8-10 years.. I seriously doubt u have a failing hard drive, which can cause BSOD's but not the error inquestion. With hard drive failures you will get numerous dll errors due to corruption of the windows install files.. If reformartting doesn't fix it, then it most likely is your graphics, which can be replaced.. but I seriously insist on doing a system reformat before cracking open your laptop..

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Mr. Goodkat2008-07-13T22:17:26Z

Your cousin is an idiot. Your video card may not be compatible with Vista, or at the very least lacks the drivers. Plus I have never had to wipe a hard drive to get rid of a trojan or virus, I have always been able to fix it, even if it took hours to figure it out.

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Jinkies!2008-07-13T22:17:32Z

The first thing I found had to do with Diablo II, and since I saw an icon on your desktop, kinda makes sense.

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rx782adam20002008-07-13T22:22:45Z

you can try install directx9c in your vista.

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