hmmm.... so u need a window and an instance to make a surface... and you need an instance and a surface to make an adaptor and that will give you a device??

i mean, by the time you have the surface, wouldnt you also already have the instance? or doesnt it point back? if not, why not?
if you did have the instance when you had the surface, you could have just pulled the adaptor out from the surface... i dont really get why this back and forth is neccessary... it's silly but i guess?