Q3 - Problems while getting started

Everytime ist wanna start Q3, i get following error message:

Q3 1.27g win-x86 Dec 4 2000
----- FS_Startup -----
Current search path:
d:\games\Quake3\baseq3\pak5.pk3 (7 files)
d:\games\Quake3\baseq3\pak4.pk3 (272 files)
d:\games\Quake3\baseq3\pak3.pk3 (4 files)
d:\games\Quake3\baseq3\pak2.pk3 (148 files)
d:\games\Quake3\baseq3\pak1.pk3 (26 files)
d:\games\Quake3\baseq3\pak0.pk3 (3539 files)
d:\games\Quake3/baseq3


3996 files in pk3 files
execing default.cfg
execing q3config.cfg
couldn’t exec autoexec.cfg
Hunk_Clear: reset the hunk ok
…detecting CPU, found Intel Pentium III

------- Input Initialization -------
Joystick is not active.

----- Client Initialization -----
----- Initializing Renderer ----

----- Client Initialization Complete -----
----- R_Init -----
Initializing OpenGL subsystem
…initializing QGL
…calling LoadLibrary( ‘C:\WINNT\System32\opengl32.dll’ ): succeeded
…setting mode 3: 640 480 FS
…using desktop display depth of 16
…calling CDS: ok
…registered window class
…created window@0,0 (640x480)
Initializing OpenGL driver
…getting DC: succeeded
…GLW_ChoosePFD( 16, 16, 0 )
…39 PFDs found
…hardware acceleration found
…PIXELFORMAT 3 selected
…creating GL context: failed
…failed hard
…restoring display settings
…WARNING: could not set the given mode (3)
…setting mode 3: 640 480 FS
…using colorsbits of 16
…calling CDS: ok
…created window@0,0 (640x480)
Initializing OpenGL driver
----- CL_Shutdown -----
RE_Shutdown( 1 )
Shutting down OpenGL subsystem
…wglMakeCurrent( NULL, NULL ): failed
…releasing DC: failed
…destroying window
…resetting display
…shutting down QGL
…unloading OpenGL DLL

Q_strncpyz: NULL src

Pixelformat works, but then comes the error…what can I do?

mfg
Joey

I have the exact same problem. Win 95 OSR, Voodoo 3000 PCI w/ latest drivers installed.
Hope someone can shed some light on the cause and perhaps provide a solution.