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Replace the XXXX's with your screen resolution (and you'll probably want to use a custom resolution to match the 4:3 aspect ratio this game uses).
So for me, that ends up looking like:
And I had to create that 1440x1080p resolution inside my AMD Adrenalin driver software. You can do the same thing in NVIDIA control panel if you're on NVIDIA (or don't do any of this, and just pick a resolution you know your display/system supports. But keep in mind this game was released in an era where 4:3 screens were the norm, so your choice -- stretching, or black bars).
Side note: you probably also want to cap the FPS of this game to 30fps (use any software you want for that). The game speed is tied to frame rate, so anything above 30fps speeds up the gameplay/scroll speed beyond intended values (and can cause mismatches when playing online/LAN).
(Fun fact -- this error happens sometimes in other software from early 2000s. Same fix in those cases)
Maybe deleting the dll file in the past worked but it hasn't made a difference in my directx error. In fact, I changed the resolution in the options.ini file to 1600 1200 and other lower 4:3 resolutions and recreated the error. I again changed it back to 1920 1080 fixed the error.
Fix may not be the correct terminology. More like work around. I didnt have any issues several days ago. Today was the first time with the directx error. The only change is that I got a newer monitor. I think understanding the different monitors might help me find the root cause.