Does anyone have any idea on how to fix this error or even what it means



Error    2    Building content threw InvalidOperationException: D3DERR_INVALIDCALL
   at Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Content.Pipeline.CommonHelperFunctions.InitD3D()
   at Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Content.Pipeline.TextureImporter.InitD3D()
   at Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Content.Pipeline.TextureImporter.Import(String filename, ContentImporterContext context)
   at Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Content.Pipeline.ContentImporter`1.Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Content.Pipeline.IContentImporter.Import(String filename, ContentImporterContext context)
   at Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Content.Pipeline.BuildCoordinator.ImportAssetDirectly(BuildItem item, String importerName)
   at Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Content.Pipeline.BuildCoordinator.ImportAsset(BuildItem item)
   at Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Content.Pipeline.BuildCoordinator.BuildAssetWorker(BuildItem item)
   at Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Content.Pipeline.BuildCoordinator.BuildAsset(BuildItem item)
   at Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Content.Pipeline.BuildCoordinator.RunTheBuild()
   at Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Content.Pipeline.Tasks.BuildContent.RemoteProxy.RunTheBuild(BuildCoordinatorSettings settings, TimestampCache timestampCache, ITaskItem[] sourceAssets, String[]& outputContent, String[]& rebuiltContent, String[]& intermediates, Dictionary`2& dependencyTimestamps, KeyValuePair`2[]& warnings)
    Inner exception: COMException: Exception from HRESULT: 0x8876086C    C:\Documents and Settings\User\My Documents\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\Zune 23\Zune 23\Content\bg.png    Zune 23

Looks like there is some issue initializing DirectX to build the texture. What kind of machine are you on? What graphics card is in there? I believe that you have to support DirectX 9.0c just like the rest of the framework even if you are building for Zune because that's how it builds the textures, however most graphics chips (even on-board ones) should support that nowadays.

Otherwise what are the properties you have set on that piece of content? Click on the item in the Solution Explorer and take a look at the Properties window. There should be an entry for Processor. Click the little + sign next to that to expand it and let us know what the settings are.