cannot get sims to run

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Means you need to go get directx 9.0c

"Iris J Jefferson" <ijjefferson@cableone.net> wrote in message
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> i've installed the sims 2 and i cannot get it to run. it keeps giving me
a
> message about failing to find any directx 9.0c compatible graphics
adapters?
> i'm basic internet savvy with computers.. does this mean i actually have
to
> purchase a piece of hardware or software?
>
> thanks much.
>
> iris
>
>

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"Bluegenie2" <me@fuil.com> wrote in message
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> Means you need to go get directx 9.0c

But if you already have DX9.0c installed, then your video
card is not good enough. But I seem to recall reading about
a bug of some kind when it first came out.. where many people
were getting that error, I think it was on Radeon cards using
older drivers or something. Can't remember. But I'd try the
tech support over at the main sims 2 website as well.

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I just read about this problem at the forum at LIU too.
Seems that the sp2 patch for xp makes the directx files become read-only, so
even tho it appears to be updating direct x, it really is not.
Unfortunately it appears that the only way to fix it is to reinstall windows
xp without sp2
Maybe if you do that, install sims, then apply sp2 it would work, but i
really have no idea on that one.

"Bluegenie2" <me@fuil.com> wrote in message
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> Means you need to go get directx 9.0c
>
> "Iris J Jefferson" <ijjefferson@cableone.net> wrote in message
> news:1105jo7ai5lce9b@corp.supernews.com...
> > i've installed the sims 2 and i cannot get it to run. it keeps giving
me
> a
> > message about failing to find any directx 9.0c compatible graphics
> adapters?
> > i'm basic internet savvy with computers.. does this mean i actually have
> to
> > purchase a piece of hardware or software?
> >
> > thanks much.
> >
> > iris
> >
> >
>
>

Archived from groups: alt.games.the-sims (More info?)

"Bluegenie2" <me@fuil.com> wrote in message
news:ea2dnYuM8MH5e5_fRVn-uw@comcast.com...
>I just read about this problem at the forum at LIU too.
> Seems that the sp2 patch for xp makes the directx files become read-only,
> so
> even tho it appears to be updating direct x, it really is not.
> Unfortunately it appears that the only way to fix it is to reinstall
> windows
> xp without sp2
> Maybe if you do that, install sims, then apply sp2 it would work, but i
> really have no idea on that one.

/unlurk

I had this problem

Reinstalled Windows ...and put on the newest XPSP2 and directx was
"upgraded" to directx 9.0c
Little bit of a bugger considering that all ya need is DX9.0c but have to
download a 200+mb file to get it

typical windows.com

\lurk

SiD