Hi i have spent the last two days trying to get my new sims 2 game to work. I am not very good with computers but better than anyone else in my household.
I am having the same problem. i installed the sims 2 all was fine it then asked me if i wanted to lauch the game and then and whenevr i press it now it comes up with -
failed to find any DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics adapter in this system! Please make sure you have a DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics adapter and have installed the latest drivers provied by the manufacturer....
its obvious that other people are having this problem. i have installed the DirectX 9.0 about 3 times now and still this problem persists. In the diagnostic tool it says that the version i have is DirectX 9.0c
This is what it says in the Display, Device and Driver part:
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Display Devices
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Card name: Intel® 810 Chipset Graphics Driver (DC100) 4.11.01.1361
Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
Chip type:
DAC type:
Device ID: Enum\PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_7123&SUBSYS_80941028&REV_02\BUS_00&DEV_01&FUNC_00
Display Memory: 5.5 MB
Current Mode: 800 x 600 (24 bit)(optimal refresh rate)
Monitor: ACTEBIS TM4895-3
Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
Driver Name: i81xdw9x.drv
Driver Version: 4.11.01.1361 (English)
DDI Version: 6
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 9/29/1999 09:30:46, 121356 bytes
Driver Certified: No
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
VDD: *vdd,*vflatd
Mini VDD: i81x.vxd
Mini VDD Date: , 0 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B78E66-3263-11CF-C976-95A0A6C2C935}
Vendor ID: 0x8086
I then like suggested by many people go to the manufaturers website - Intel and downloaded Intel 82865G Graphics controller but not much came out of that - i'm really confused, please help thanx loads if you can help me p.s- how do you know wat sp??- your computer is.
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