diff --git a/reactos/dll/directx/ddraw/Ddraw/ddraw_main.c b/reactos/dll/directx/ddraw/Ddraw/ddraw_main.c
index 2366074412a..6d69a0d4409 100644
--- a/reactos/dll/directx/ddraw/Ddraw/ddraw_main.c
+++ b/reactos/dll/directx/ddraw/Ddraw/ddraw_main.c
@@ -19,31 +19,38 @@ Main_DirectDraw_QueryInterface (LPDIRECTDRAW7 iface,
                                 REFIID id,
                                 LPVOID *obj)
 {
+    HRESULT retVal = DD_OK;
     LPDDRAWI_DIRECTDRAW_INT This = (LPDDRAWI_DIRECTDRAW_INT)iface;
 
     DX_WINDBG_trace();
 
-    /* FIXME
-       the D3D object can be optained from here
-       Direct3D7
-    */
-    if (IsEqualGUID(&IID_IDirectDraw7, id))
+    _SEH_TRY
     {
-        /* DirectDraw7 Vtable */
-        This->lpVtbl = &DirectDraw7_Vtable;
-        This->lpLcl->dwLocalFlags = This->lpLcl->dwLocalFlags + DDRAWILCL_DIRECTDRAW7;
-        *obj = &This->lpVtbl;
+        /* FIXME
+            the D3D object can be optained from here
+            Direct3D7
+        */
+        if (IsEqualGUID(&IID_IDirectDraw7, id))
+        {
+            /* DirectDraw7 Vtable */
+            This->lpVtbl = &DirectDraw7_Vtable;
+            This->lpLcl->dwLocalFlags = This->lpLcl->dwLocalFlags + DDRAWILCL_DIRECTDRAW7;
+            *obj = &This->lpVtbl;
+            Main_DirectDraw_AddRef(iface);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            *obj = NULL;
+            DX_STUB_str("E_NOINTERFACE");
+            retVal = E_NOINTERFACE;
+        }
     }
-    else
+    _SEH_HANDLE
     {
-        *obj = NULL;
-        DX_STUB_str("E_NOINTERFACE");
-        return E_NOINTERFACE;
     }
+    _SEH_END;
 
-    Main_DirectDraw_AddRef(iface);
-    DX_STUB_str("DD_OK");
-    return DD_OK;
+    return retVal;
 }
 
 ULONG WINAPI
@@ -88,33 +95,46 @@ Main_DirectDraw_AddRef (LPDIRECTDRAW7 iface)
 ULONG WINAPI
 Main_DirectDraw_Release (LPDIRECTDRAW7 iface)
 {
+    ULONG Counter = 0;
     LPDDRAWI_DIRECTDRAW_INT This = (LPDDRAWI_DIRECTDRAW_INT)iface;
 
     DX_WINDBG_trace();
-
-    if (iface!=NULL)
+    _SEH_TRY
     {
-        This->lpLcl->dwLocalRefCnt--;
-        This->dwIntRefCnt--;
-
-        if (This->lpLcl->lpGbl != NULL)
+        if (iface!=NULL)
         {
-            This->lpLcl->lpGbl->dwRefCnt--;
-        }
+            This->lpLcl->dwLocalRefCnt--;
+            This->dwIntRefCnt--;
 
-        if ( This->lpLcl->lpGbl->dwRefCnt == 0)
-        {
-            // set resoltion back to the one in registry
-            /*if(This->cooperative_level & DDSCL_EXCLUSIVE)
+            if (This->lpLcl->lpGbl != NULL)
             {
-                ChangeDisplaySettings(NULL, 0);
-            }*/
+                This->lpLcl->lpGbl->dwRefCnt--;
+            }
 
-            Cleanup(iface);
-            return 0;
+            if ( This->lpLcl->lpGbl->dwRefCnt == 0)
+            {
+                // set resoltion back to the one in registry
+                /*if(This->cooperative_level & DDSCL_EXCLUSIVE)
+                {
+                    ChangeDisplaySettings(NULL, 0);
+                }*/
+
+                Cleanup(iface);
+            }
+
+            /* FIXME cleanup being not call why ?? */
+            Counter = This->dwIntRefCnt;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            Counter = This->dwIntRefCnt;
         }
     }
-    return This->dwIntRefCnt;
+    _SEH_HANDLE
+    {
+    }
+    _SEH_END;
+    return Counter;
 }
 
 HRESULT WINAPI
diff --git a/reactos/dll/directx/ddraw/cleanup.c b/reactos/dll/directx/ddraw/cleanup.c
index 5a6ba34eb4e..fd9f7697ca8 100644
--- a/reactos/dll/directx/ddraw/cleanup.c
+++ b/reactos/dll/directx/ddraw/cleanup.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 VOID 
 Cleanup(LPDIRECTDRAW7 iface) 
 {
-    //LPDDRAWI_DIRECTDRAW_INT This = (LPDDRAWI_DIRECTDRAW_INT)iface;
+    LPDDRAWI_DIRECTDRAW_INT This = (LPDDRAWI_DIRECTDRAW_INT)iface;
 
     DX_WINDBG_trace();
 
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ Cleanup(LPDIRECTDRAW7 iface)
         DxHeapMemFree(ddgbl.lpDDCBtmp);
     }
 
+    if (ddgbl.lpdwFourCC != NULL)
+    {
+        DxHeapMemFree(ddgbl.lpdwFourCC);
+    }
+
     if (ddgbl.lpModeInfo != NULL)
     {
         DxHeapMemFree(ddgbl.lpModeInfo);
@@ -50,11 +55,10 @@ Cleanup(LPDIRECTDRAW7 iface)
     //}
 
     /* release unlinked interface */
-    //if (This->lpLcl != NULL)
-    //{
-    //    DeleteDC(This->lpLcl->hDC);
-    //    DxHeapMemFree(This->lpLcl);
-    //}
+    if (This->lpLcl != NULL)
+    {
+        DxHeapMemFree(This->lpLcl);
+    }
     //if (This != NULL)
     //{
     //    DxHeapMemFree(This);
diff --git a/reactos/dll/directx/ddraw/startup.c b/reactos/dll/directx/ddraw/startup.c
index 4349736793d..ade20259be2 100644
--- a/reactos/dll/directx/ddraw/startup.c
+++ b/reactos/dll/directx/ddraw/startup.c
@@ -493,7 +493,10 @@ StartDirectDrawHal(LPDIRECTDRAW iface, BOOL reenable)
     // if (mHALInfo.ddCaps.dwNumFourCCCodes > 0 )
     // {
         //mpFourCC = (DWORD *) DxHeapMemAlloc( sizeof(DWORD) * 21);
-        // DxHeapMemAlloc(mpFourCC, sizeof(DWORD) * 21);
+    /* DrFred uncomet line 499 see if u getting werid crash in 
+     * u computer, run the ddraw_test around 3-4 times 
+     */
+        //DxHeapMemAlloc(mpFourCC, sizeof(DWORD) * 21);
 
         // mpFourCC = (DWORD *) DxHeapMemAlloc(sizeof(DWORD) * (mHALInfo.ddCaps.dwNumFourCCCodes + 2));
         /*