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Originally posted by frozeburner: Quote: When do you think Black & White will be released?? If you have any source please tell my. Well I guess you mean Black and White 2 as B & W is allready out. from what I could find the release date is June 2005. Google is your friend.. just run a search under black and white 2 release date S

Actually if your in a place of business that has music the public can hear then you need a licence.. sorry was not to clear about that, so it does not apply to car stereos that are too loud or the neighbour.. for that you have to rely on your cities by-law about noise. S

Originally posted by jmmijo: Quote: You do, hmm, never heard of that license before, is it something only in Australia or what ?!? Nope that is valid in most countries. Anywhere a radio is playing that the public can hear you are required to get a licence. S

I think it's too bad. The show had potential but they definately screwed it up the moment they did a TIME episode. Oh yeah that was the first episode...lol. but seriously they did have the odd episode that was good and they should have dealt more with being out there for the first time and interactions with the new species etc. They just started on the Romulans now and they should have done that earlier. I will miss T'Pol's ass as well. C'mon Admit it, so will you! S

Originally posted by gone_to_stay: Quote: Originally posted by thatsteveguy: Quote: Originally posted by gone_to_stay: Quote: okay then how do i get a new one, how much will it cost me, what kind do i need and where can i get it? i hate to be a pain.. and these tests.. how do i run that? idk i feel so dumb lol after you bring up the diagnostic tool clic on the display tab along the top and you will see the option to test direct draw and direct 3d clic those and let each test run. run that first just to see. as for a new video card there are lots of choices but you can always check out this chart S okay i did the tests and u were right it passes all but the 9 one.. would i be safe if i just bought a new computer? I've been looking to do that anyway. Would that drive support the game? thanks so much for your help. Sara Well if you want to do a complete upgrade right now then go for it but if you just want to do the card for now get something along the lines of an ATI X800 pro or Nvidia Geforce FX series then you can upgrade the rest of the system after. It really depends on how much you want to spend because there are cards that are better then the X800 pro but if your gonna spend alot look at a complete upgrade. If you go with ATI don't get a card that ends with SE (they tend to be stripped down versions so just don't bother with them) Your system could use an upgrade but doesn't necessarily NEED an update so you could stretch it out a bit more by getting a really good video card now and then when you upgrade the rest just keep the card and put it in with the new parts. S

A public proxy server would be way to slow to play a MP game. and honestly if your just gaming you have no need to hide your IP... S

Most likely he created the partitions but didn't actually format it after so winxp would have ignored it and seen it as one.. s

Originally posted by bobby boy: Quote: Originally posted by thatsteveguy: Quote: Bobby_Boy. I am not familiar enough with those Intel Integrated graphics and how well they run the games that support the latest hardware but my feeling is it's not supported as well. try running the DXdiagnostic tool mentioned above and run the tests. Steve, Sorry to be thick - I have run DXDiag - is that what you mean? BB and I guess it did pass the tests? I was just wondering if you know it the Intel graphic supports T&L? as I have no idea if it does or not. S

Originally posted by gone_to_stay: Quote: okay then how do i get a new one, how much will it cost me, what kind do i need and where can i get it? i hate to be a pain.. and these tests.. how do i run that? idk i feel so dumb lol after you bring up the diagnostic tool clic on the display tab along the top and you will see the option to test direct draw and direct 3d clic those and let each test run. run that first just to see. as for a new video card there are lots of choices but you can always check out this chart http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20041004/vga_charts-02.html and look at the cards that support at least DX9 or higher. then shop around. personally I have an ATI X800 pro card and had no problems running the game. but choice of card can be personal and based on budget but if possible get a 256MB (video memory) card and in the bus width column of the above link look for one that is at least 128 bit but 256 bit is better and in the pipeline catagory again higher the better. S

First off 'Gone_to_stay' I don't think your card does support the game. try running the tests that can be run with the DXdiagnostic tool. It will probably fail on the DX9 test. Bobby_Boy. I am not familiar enough with those Intel Integrated graphics and how well they run the games that support the latest hardware but my feeling is it's not supported as well. try running the DXdiagnostic tool mentioned above and run the tests. vrykolakas You won't be able to 'fool' the game to play if your computer isnt up to spec. You might just have to wait till you upgrade.. sry s

Originally posted by gone_to_stay: Quote: ugh i hate to be so repetitive and i know u all are probably reallu mad.. but im having the same DirectX 9.0c problem. I have windows XP. but see the thing is.. i dont know how to give u all the information every1 else has given. i know i have installed directX 9.0c but im not sure what else to do. I've tried a few other things that other people have suggested.. no luck. i basically need to be told step by step what to do. im really sorry but im dying to play this game. Thanks- Sara Lyn no problem Clic on start>run in the open field type without the quotes 'dxdiag' and clic ok that will give you the directx diagnostic tool. S

Originally posted by shekharleem: Quote: how can i make my cdrom tray close automatically after i open the tray help??? and just how do you plan on putting a cd in the tray if you get it to close automatically after you open it? and there really isn't much difference between using a mounse clic to close it or just reaching over and hitting the eject/close switch on the CD rom drive?! you can't really be that lazy now could you S

Originally posted by ak0303: Quote: Okay i seem to be having the same problems as many others. When i try to play the sims 2 on a new (to my house not right off the shelf)computer, i am getting the message that says that i dont have the necessary DirectX 9.0c... But i looked at many other posts and it said to go to start, run and then type DXDIAG then to the display tab...but before i went to the display tab i looked at the system tab, and at the bottom it said: DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904) Isn't that what i am supposed to have? just in case this is what was on the Display tab: Device Name: Intel Corporation 810 Graphics Controller Hub Manufacturer: Intel Corporation Chip Type: Intel 810 DAC Type: Internal Approx. Total Memory: 4.0 MB Current Display mode: 1024 x 768 (24 bit)(75 Hz) Drivers Main Driver: i81xdnt5.dll Version: 5.11.0001.0133 (english) Date: 6/19/03 6:05:04 WHQL Logo'd: yes Mini VDD: i8xnt5.sys VDD: n/a DDI Version: 7 DirectX Features DirectDraw Acceleration: Enabled Direct 3D Acceleration: Enabled AGP Texture Acceleration: Enabled What do i need to do? Should I get a new video card or should i upgrade? please help. Your answer is right there actually. your video card does not meet the minimum specs. You will need new video card or need to upgrade your system. S

I don't quite understand... What is your question? S

That's right. You are allowed to record a show for your own use but you are not allowed to pass the video to someone else. S PS the laws are a little different here in Canada when it comes to file sharing. I am allowed legally to download copyrighted material but I am not allowed to upload it. I am also allowed to share a drive and let people access it to download from me whatever they want. Let's put it this way. I buy a music cd and I lend it to a friend. Here in canada he is allowed to make a copy of it for his own use but I cannot buy a CD and make a copy to give to my friend.He has to make the copy himself. This is why the RIAA has no power here and cannot prosecute anyone on this side of the border. They do not like it but tough this is not their country. I don't condone piracy etc but the RIAA and MPAA have been given way to much power in this regard and they seriously need to reign them back. S

Yeah it would have to be something simple, and don't get me wrong because I do think it is a good idea and all it's just that if they aren't reading the side of the game box to check specs I don't think they will bother to check the side of the PC.... I don't know why this seems to have suddenly become such a big problem. Is it that alot of people have been sitting on PC's for a while (except us Hard Core Gamers that have been up[censored]) or is it that games have suddenly jumped so far ahead that you have no choice but to have the latest gear?? S

Originally posted by The80sKid715: Quote: This question might be a little off track for this site, but I was wondering if anybody knew how/where I can get a copy of The Sims 2 from a P2P network. If anybody knows anything, that would be great. Thanks I don't think so nor will you get any help in your quest to get an ILLEGAL copy of the game. but you are right about one thing.. Your question is way off track for this site

Originally posted by 02mash: Quote: 1.put in windows dics 2.click reinstall windows! 3.problem solved. That is the worst way to do it. there is no guarantee that the spyware will be removed simply by installing over an existing OS installation. I won't even formant a drive. I WIPE it completely. then re-install. s

Originally posted by Chii: Quote: Ok, I have a problem with my Sims 2 and so far, no one can help me! I bought the game months ago and found out I couldn't play it because I didn't have a video card for it. So I bought a video card, it's an ATI Radeon..It's a great video card! So now my game started to work, only It would freeze after 10 minutes! So I thought I needed more ram, I bought another 256 of ram recently, so now I have 512 of ram! It STILL froze after 15 to 20 minutes!! I tried playing the game without sound to see if it was my sound driver, the game ran for about 25 to 30 minutes, so I thought It was my sound driver. But then, as soon as I saved, it froze again! Most of the time, it's when I save that the game freezes! WHY does it do this? There's NO reason for it to freeze!! I have lots of space, memory and ram, plus a really good video card!! WHY?? Can you help me PLEASE!!? Thank you!! Chantal do other games freeze? it could also be a heat issue. now I have noticed that sometimes when saving the game seemed to freeze up on me but if I waited a while it would be okay. Next time it happens (when saving) try waiting a bit to see what happens

Originally posted by eca: Quote: I have a Radeon 9200SE. If the latest driver is 4.12, why can I search for version 4.5 on the 'Net and get hits?.... Interesting. I'll run with 4.12, but so far it still does not fix my texture anomalies. Thanks. getting hits on the 4.5 is not unusual. you can probably get hits on most driver versions. now the texture flickering. First off a couple things. your video card is a stripped down core of the 9200 line. most are 128 bit cards but yours is 64bit. also it supports DX 8.1 and does not support DX9 specific features. Now it should still run the game,you mentioned the video acceleration slider earlier. have you tried it half way instead of all the way? and if so did you get the error like when it was set all the way down? if not then try the game and see if you still get flickering. Now sometimes this can be caused by a bad refresh rate (is Vsync enabled?), or it can just be new drivers installed over old drivers or there are old files kicking around and that can muck up a game sometimes. Now you might want to completely uninstall the drivers (go into add remove programs and see if you have an ati driver cleaner listed and uninstall it , it will take out EVERYTHING ati related) if that cleaner is not there then just unistall the driver the regular way , reboot and when it detects the video card just install the standard VGA driver. Then install the ATI 4.12 drivers and see if that helped. S I have a Radeon X800 Pro and I will sometimes get flickering in some games etc but most times they are actual driver issues that get resolved in the next update etc.

Originally posted by Alec§taar: Quote: Originally posted by Waffler: Quote: (for senior members only 8) )Sims 2 threads are disguising themselves now--they are becoming smarter!!! They are coming.... LOL! Well, I have a theory myself based on the Slashdot news that the game has virus' internal to itself that Wicked101 mentioned: It's the game itself doing this on messageboard forums now, a variant of said aforementioned virus in the game itself! * Hey, you never know... APK I am sure that is it. evertime my sim uses the computer in game I some here after and there is a bunch of new sims2 problem threads.... I will have to spank my sim when I get home... maybe even play the game a bit S

Originally posted by eca: Quote: I was wondering if anyone knows the latest version of Catalyst from ATI that is out there. ATI's website says the most recent driver for Windows XP and a Radeon card is 4.12 Other websites and even the SIMS2 release notes mentions a Catalyst 4.5. Who is right... and where would I get the most recent driver if not from the manufacturers website??? The latest driver is the 4.12 . we are into a new year so expect the 5.1 drivers to be out sometime this month. also what Radeon do you have?? Radeon is a brand name covering many different ATI cards unless you are using the very first RADEON card in which case it is known as just a radeon card. s

Originally posted by WtFudgE: Quote: I have another problem than everyone else here, lol. No directX crap this time . The problem is, everything works fine, except when i try to build walls, plant trees, it doesn't do anything. When I try using chairs & tables etc, it does work. Only the interior works. I use a no cd patch so I don't have to use the cd, but I don't think these things load from the cd right? So how can I fix this? Cuz this is a huge problem, I can buy an existing house and redecorate it, but I can't build my own house... An ironic joke would be that the problem is also due to the directx problem, lol. that is what happens when you use the pirate version of the game. If you are using a no cd-crack you will also get this problem. either replace the no-cd crack with the valid EXE file or go out and buy the game. S

please note that this is the official Sims 2 help thread link http://www.ntcompatible.com/thread30365-1.html S

Originally posted by sparvo: Quote: First av all sorry for my english ..... I had the same problem with DirectX9o.c and the RADEON 9200 SE on a win98 SE. The grafic card is supported by the game as we know, but when I started the sims 2 this window pop up: Failed to find any Direct X 9.0c compatible grapics adapters in this system! Please make sure you have Direct X 9.0c compatible graphics adapter and have installed the latest drivers provided by the manufacturer. The application will now terminate. When I started the diagnostic for the DirectX i could see the error that the Direct3D was not activated. I did a lot of things fore I got the solution but to make this short .... I did update the Via KT600 chip with the last version "4 in 1 driver" and now the game works just fine!!!! Hope this will help some of you This card is supported however a 9200 se card is only a Direct x 8.1 card and does not support the DX9 pipleline here is a handy guide for all those wanting to know what your card supports and what it does not http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20031229/index.html S