Thread: Direct3D CreateDevice

Code:

pDirect3D=Direct3DCreate9(D3D_SDK_VERSION);
		if(pDirect3D==NULL)
			{
			
			goto EXIT;
			}
	D3DPRESENT_PARAMETERS D3DPresentParams;
	
ZeroMemory(&D3DPresentParams, sizeof(D3DPRESENT_PARAMETERS));
		D3DPresentParams.Windowed=false;
		D3DPresentParams.BackBufferCount=1;
		D3DPresentParams.BackBufferWidth=800;
		D3DPresentParams.BackBufferHeight=600;
		D3DPresentParams.BackBufferFormat=D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8;
		D3DPresentParams.SwapEffect=D3DSWAPEFFECT_DISCARD;
		D3DPresentParams.hDeviceWindow=hWnd;
HRESULT hResult = pDirect3D->CheckDeviceType(D3DADAPTER_DEFAULT, D3DDEVTYPE_REF, D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8, D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8, FALSE);
if(hResult!=D3D_OK)
{
MessageBox(hWnd, L"CheckDeviceType failed!", L"", MB_OK);
goto EXIT;
}
	
 hResult = pDirect3D->CreateDevice(D3DADAPTER_DEFAULT, D3DDEVTYPE_HAL, hWnd, D3DCREATE_SOFTWARE_VERTEXPROCESSING,&D3DPresentParams, &pDirect3DDevice);
if(hResult!=D3D_OK)
		{
		MessageBox(hWnd, L"CreateDevice failed!", L"", MB_OK);
		goto EXIT;
		}

The display format is compatible with my system. The file compiles, but for some reason, I can NOT get the CreateDevice call to work. The DirectX pointers are declared as global variables in the program. I am using Visual Studio 2005. Just a FYI, the gotos are in there for debugging purposes. Any help is greatly appreciated.