I'm getting the same error in Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force too, here is the error message:
<< ST:V EF v1.10 win-x86 Oct 26 2000
----- FS_Startup -----
Current search path:
c:\games\Star Trek Voyager - Elite Force\baseef\pak1.pk3 (67 files)
c:\games\Star Trek Voyager - Elite Force\baseef\pak0.pk3 (19069 files)
c:\games\Star Trek Voyager - Elite Force/baseef
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execing default.cfg
execing efconfig.cfg
couldn't exec autoexec.cfg
...detecting CPU, found AMD w/ 3DNow!
------- Input Initialization -------
Skipping check for DirectInput
Joystick is not active.
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------- Force Feedback Initialization -------
...inhibited, not initializing
----- Client Initialization -----
----- Initializing Renderer ----
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----- Client Initialization Complete -----
--- Common Initialization Complete ---
Working directory: c:\games\Star Trek Voyager - Elite Force
----- R_Init -----
Initializing OpenGL subsystem
...initializing QGL
...calling LoadLibrary( 'C:\WINNT\System32\opengl32.dll' ): succeeded
...setting mode 6: 1024 768 FS
...using desktop display depth of 32
...calling CDS: ok
...registered window class
...created window@0,0 (1024x768)
Initializing OpenGL driver
...getting DC: succeeded
...GLW_ChoosePFD( 32, 24, 0 )
...37 PFDs found
...hardware acceleration found
...PIXELFORMAT 2 selected
...creating GL context: succeeded
...making context current: failed
...failed hard
...restoring display settings
...WARNING: could not set the given mode (6)
...setting mode 6: 1024 768 FS
...using colorsbits of 16
...calling CDS: ok
...created window@0,0 (1024x768)
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
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