WHY cant i get spore CE to work???

I Just downloaded The new spore Creature Editor (CE) and when i Clicked on it to play it i got a message like this: could not create the Graphics Device. Direct X is unavailable [1002] and i got pissed off, itlooks like it might just be a minor error so if som1 can tell me how to fix it i'll be happy cuz spore is awsome!!!! :grin: pls help if you can and thank in advanced .