DirectX.9OC

[Guest]

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Sims 2 PC game is baffling me!!! The game wont start beause my systems
apparently does not support DirectX.9OC. I immedialty go to Microsoft and
download the updated graphics. Now the erroe message is that my drivers need
updating because they dont support the new graphics............. how can a
simple PC game cause so many problems and to be honest I am completely lost
in how to download and update my drivers.

Can anyone help as my daughter is begging me to solve this problem.

Thanks

 

[Neil]

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You need to get the latest video drivers from the manufacturers website &
not Microsoft. MS only supply effectively generic drivers and not those
specific to your card/built in graphics.
If direct X 9 is required it should be on the game disk, but first update
the drivers.

Neil
"Jacqueline Paget" <Jacqueline Paget@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:FB57560D-CC88-4D14-9726-C646DD7E8275@microsoft.com...
> Sims 2 PC game is baffling me!!! The game wont start beause my systems
> apparently does not support DirectX.9OC. I immedialty go to Microsoft and
> download the updated graphics. Now the erroe message is that my drivers
> need
> updating because they dont support the new graphics............. how can a
> simple PC game cause so many problems and to be honest I am completely
> lost
> in how to download and update my drivers.
>
> Can anyone help as my daughter is begging me to solve this problem.
>
> Thanks

 

[Guest]

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"neil" wrote:

> You need to get the latest video drivers from the manufacturers website &
> not Microsoft. MS only supply effectively generic drivers and not those
> specific to your card/built in graphics.
> If direct X 9 is required it should be on the game disk, but first update
> the drivers.
>
> Neil
> "Jacqueline Paget" <Jacqueline Paget@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:FB57560D-CC88-4D14-9726-C646DD7E8275@microsoft.com...
> > Sims 2 PC game is baffling me!!! The game wont start beause my systems
> > apparently does not support DirectX.9OC. I immedialty go to Microsoft and
> > download the updated graphics. Now the erroe message is that my drivers
> > need
> > updating because they dont support the new graphics............. how can a
> > simple PC game cause so many problems and to be honest I am completely
> > lost
> > in how to download and update my drivers.
> >
> > Can anyone help as my daughter is begging me to solve this problem.
> >
> > Thanks
>
>
>

 

[Guest]

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I installed the video driver from the manufacturer and still get the error
message, altho my computer tells me the new hardware is installed....my
grandaughter is pleading for sims 2 to run ....help!!!!

"neil" wrote:

> You need to get the latest video drivers from the manufacturers website &
> not Microsoft. MS only supply effectively generic drivers and not those
> specific to your card/built in graphics.
> If direct X 9 is required it should be on the game disk, but first update
> the drivers.
>
> Neil
> "Jacqueline Paget" <Jacqueline Paget@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:FB57560D-CC88-4D14-9726-C646DD7E8275@microsoft.com...
> > Sims 2 PC game is baffling me!!! The game wont start beause my systems
> > apparently does not support DirectX.9OC. I immedialty go to Microsoft and
> > download the updated graphics. Now the erroe message is that my drivers
> > need
> > updating because they dont support the new graphics............. how can a
> > simple PC game cause so many problems and to be honest I am completely
> > lost
> > in how to download and update my drivers.
> >
> > Can anyone help as my daughter is begging me to solve this problem.
> >
> > Thanks
>
>
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?)

What graphics card do you have?
--
Cari (MS-MVP Windows Client - Printing, Imaging & Hardware)
www.coribright.com

"julieannlw" <julieannlw@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news0A47A33-BEB7-457B-A048-E7B1C7FA7986@microsoft.com...
>I installed the video driver from the manufacturer and still get the error
> message, altho my computer tells me the new hardware is installed....my
> grandaughter is pleading for sims 2 to run ....help!!!!
>
> "neil" wrote:
>
>> You need to get the latest video drivers from the manufacturers website &
>> not Microsoft. MS only supply effectively generic drivers and not those
>> specific to your card/built in graphics.
>> If direct X 9 is required it should be on the game disk, but first update
>> the drivers.
>>
>> Neil
>> "Jacqueline Paget" <Jacqueline Paget@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message news:FB57560D-CC88-4D14-9726-C646DD7E8275@microsoft.com...
>> > Sims 2 PC game is baffling me!!! The game wont start beause my systems
>> > apparently does not support DirectX.9OC. I immedialty go to Microsoft
>> > and
>> > download the updated graphics. Now the erroe message is that my drivers
>> > need
>> > updating because they dont support the new graphics............. how
>> > can a
>> > simple PC game cause so many problems and to be honest I am completely
>> > lost
>> > in how to download and update my drivers.
>> >
>> > Can anyone help as my daughter is begging me to solve this problem.
>> >
>> > Thanks
>>
>>
>>
>