diff --git a/reactos/boot/bootdata/hivesys.inf b/reactos/boot/bootdata/hivesys.inf
index 60790fed444..d804c12e2a4 100644
--- a/reactos/boot/bootdata/hivesys.inf
+++ b/reactos/boot/bootdata/hivesys.inf
@@ -457,6 +457,9 @@ HKLM,"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\ServiceGroupOrder","List",0x00010000, \
  "PlugPlay", \
  "Extended Base"
 
+; Set the timeout for directx/ReactX graphic surface lock see _EDD_DIRECTDRAW_GLOBAL struct for more info
+HKLM,"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\GraphicsDrivers\DCI","Timeout",0x00010001,0x00000007
+
 ; Group order, the first DWORD is the count of entries, 
 ; the following dwords are the tag entries for the load order.
 HKLM,"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\GroupOrderList","Video Save", 0x00000001, \
diff --git a/reactos/include/reactos/drivers/directx/directxint.h b/reactos/include/reactos/drivers/directx/directxint.h
index 1baa66df6e6..cefed19025c 100644
--- a/reactos/include/reactos/drivers/directx/directxint.h
+++ b/reactos/include/reactos/drivers/directx/directxint.h
@@ -106,13 +106,13 @@ typedef struct _EDD_SURFACE
 
 typedef struct _EDD_DIRECTDRAW_GLOBAL
 {
-/* 0x000 */    PVOID dhpdev;
+/* 0x000 */    PVOID dhpdev;           // 0x000 <-- verified to match Windows XP, dhpdev, the drv hPDev --> 
 /* 0x004 */    DWORD dwReserved1;
 /* 0x008 */    DWORD dwReserved2;
 /* 0x00C */    ULONG unk_000c[3];
 /* 0x018 */    LONG cDriverReferences;
 /* 0x01C */    ULONG unk_01c;
-/* 0x020 */    DWORD dwCallbackFlags; /* <-- verified to match Windows XP, dwCallbackFlags
+/* 0x020 */    DWORD dwCallbackFlags; /* 0x020 <-- verified to match Windows XP, dwCallbackFlags
                                          Flags value
                                          0x0002 = ddVideoPortCallback and GUID_VideoPortCaps
                                          0x0004 = GUID_ColorControlCallbacks
@@ -125,7 +125,13 @@ typedef struct _EDD_DIRECTDRAW_GLOBAL
 
 /* 0x024 */    ULONG unk_024;
 #ifdef _WIN32
-/* 0x028 */    LARGE_INTEGER   llAssertModeTimeout;                    // 0x028 <-- verified to match Windows XP, llAssertModeTimeout
+/* 0x028 */    LARGE_INTEGER   llAssertModeTimeout;                    /* 0x028 <-- verified to match Windows XP, llAssertModeTimeout, it
+                                                                          using regkey 
+                                                                          HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\GraphicsDrivers\DCI
+                                                                          Specifies how long a DirectDraw application can keep a graphics-device frame-buffer locked
+                                                                          in second, if this value are set to 0 it disable directdraw acclatrions.
+                                                                          it is normal set to 7 (7 sec in windwos xp/2003)
+                                                                        */
 #else
 /* 0x028 */    DWORD           llAssertModeTimeoutLowPart;
 /* 0x02C */    DWORD           llAssertModeTimeoutHighPart;
diff --git a/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/ntddraw/ddraw.c b/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/ntddraw/ddraw.c
index 115273f765c..46b1d9a0700 100644
--- a/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/ntddraw/ddraw.c
+++ b/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/ntddraw/ddraw.c
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ intEnableReactXDriver(PEDD_DIRECTDRAW_GLOBAL pEddgbl, PDC pDC)
         success = pfnDdEnableDirectDraw(pDC->pPDev, TRUE);
 
         dump_edd_directdraw_global(pEddgbl);
+        dump_halinfo(&pEddgbl->ddHalInfo);
         DPRINT1(" end call to pfnDdEnableDirectDraw \n ");
     }
 
@@ -264,13 +265,6 @@ intEnableReactXDriver(PEDD_DIRECTDRAW_GLOBAL pEddgbl, PDC pDC)
     /* setup missing data in ddHalInfo */
     //pEddgbl->ddHalInfo.GetDriverInfo = (PVOID)pDev->DriverFunctions.GetDirectDrawInfo;
 
-
-    /* FIXME : hack ? it will let us DxDdQueryDirectDrawObject if the llAssertModeTimeout contain negtive value -1*/
-    pEddgbl->llAssertModeTimeout.QuadPart = -1;
-
-
-
-
     /* FIXME : remove this when we are done with debuging of dxg */
     dump_edd_directdraw_global(pEddgbl);
     dump_halinfo(&pEddgbl->ddHalInfo);