Troubleshooting to update your drivers for your graphics card or to try to make directx work

Yeck, a Celery. And you definitely need more RAM, although you MIGHT be able to squeak by....IF you upgrade your graphics card. A 4 MB "card" ain't gonna cut it. Did you check for an AGP slot yet?

 

No I didn't...but I tried the game on my mom's computer which she bought in June and it doesn't work on it either...

 

What are the specs and dxdiag dumps for that? Hit "save all information", dump it into a text file, and post the relevant sections pertaining to system specs and video card data for that.

 

I'd love to but I'm out of state until Sunday...I'll leave myself a note

 

I did look on another site for information and someone said to buy a PCI video card?

 

PCI video cards are inadequate for the task, unless you're willing to accept the game chugging very, very, badly.

 

I don't know which NVIDA graphics card 2 download with windows XP. There r many options...NE1 know which one works?

 

can someone give me the answer to this question please! The sims 2 requires atleast 256MB, but what if you have 32MB, will the game still run? Please email me at michellebuffy501@hotmail.com

Thank you

 

i have the problem failed to recognize DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics adaptersOS Name Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 1 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name PJ-01JHTDGBUFW2
System Manufacturer Gateway
System Model N9CPP041
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 6 Model 8 Stepping 6 GenuineIntel ~863 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date Intel Corp. WL81020A.15A.0007.P06.0010031249, 10/3/2000
SMBIOS Version 2.3
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\System32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.1106 (xpsp1.020828-1920)"
Total Physical Memory 319.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 167.54 MB
Total Virtual Memory 1.07 GB
Available Virtual Memory 779.17 MB
Page File Space 773.90 MB
intel pentium III processor 863 MHz 320 MB of RAM
57.1GB free space
Name Intel(R) 82810E Graphics Controller
PNP Device ID PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_7125&SUBSYS_9041107B&REV_03\3&61AAA01&0&08
Adapter Type Intel(R) 82810, Intel Corporation compatible
Adapter Description Intel(R) 82810E Graphics Controller
Adapter RAM 32.00 MB (33,554,432 bytes)
Installed Drivers i81xdnt5.dll
Driver Version 6.13.01.3196
INF File oem2.inf (i81x section)
Color Planes 1
Color Table Entries 65536
Resolution 800 x 600 x 60 hertz
Bits/Pixel 16
Memory Address 0xF8000000-0xFBFFFFFF
Memory Address 0xFFA80000-0xFFAFFFFF
I/O Port 0x000003B0-0x000003BB
I/O Port 0x000003C0-0x000003DF
Memory Address 0xA0000-0xBFFFF
Driver c:\windows\system32\drivers\i81xnt5.sys (6.13.01.3196 , 157.25 KB (161,020 bytes), 10/10/2004 4:38 PM)
Please help me i have had the game almost two months and havent got to play yet.

 

New and confused

I'm new to the world of Sims and am having the same problem everyone else here is having. I tried downloading the newest drivers and reinstalling directx quite a few times. Below is my computer's info. Please help, I need this game to destressify my hectic little life.

Current Date/Time: Friday, January 21, 2005, 16:25:47
Computer Name: DANGERZONE
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional (5.0, Build 2195)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Sony Coropration
System Model: PCG-FX250(UC)
BIOS: Default System BIOS
Processor: Intel Pentium III processor, ~30MHz
Memory: 254MB RAM
Page file: 176MB used, 439MB available
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)

Alright, I think I found out what my problem is, I have an Intel 82815 card, which I guess won't work. Is there anyway I can get a new one...I'm working from a laptop and I don't know if that comes into play here.
Any info is greatly appreciated!

 

S3 video cards supported? PLEASE???

:disappointed: :disappointed: :disappointed: :disappointed:

I don't mean to be a pain, as I can see that you are getting the same questions from everyone regarding the "Failed to find any DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics adapters...", but I have tried all your solutions so far without success. I know the name of my video card (S3 Twister K HP) but it isn't listed... Please tell me it's supported!!! I ran the DirectX Diagnostic and it says that the Direct3D 9 "Display driver does not support API (DDI version too low)"

Again, sorry if I could have kept looking, but it's been two days, and still no solution!

 

HELLLLLP PLease

OK i am doing everything that the threads are saying and i am still having problems. I don't know what to do. My chipset is a SiS 650 REV 00 i am a complete computer dunce and i don't know what to do i've tried everything.i really would like to play my game. PLease help i've tried everything so maybe someone can give me better instructions.

 

Well everyone...I was getting the same exact message as all of you and what I did was I bought a Ge Force 4 graphics card and now everything works fine!

 

Lost....

Hi everyone, I am another Sims fan, and have spent hundreds of dollars upgrading my computer just to play this one game. I had the Sims 2 which ran fine on my computer, but since I purchased the sims University, I can't get anything to work. At first, when I tried to load a house, it would just get stuck in the loading screen. After troubleshooting and changing my hardware acceleration, I got the houses to load, but the sims don't move. It's almost as if it's stuck in pause mode. Tonight I tried to purchase more RAM hoping this would help, but it didn't. Now my houses load quicker but my sims still don't move. I tried updating my directX driver, but I got this message "The NVIDIA setup program could not locate any drivers that are compatible with your current hardware" ... What does that mean???? I have DirectX 9.0c. This is what I have in my system right now:
Operating System System ModelWindows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (build 2600) soyocomputer K7VM333 1.0Processor a Main Circuit Board b1.20 gigahertz AMD Athlon XP
128 kilobyte primary memory cache
64 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: soyocomputer K7VM333 1.0
Bus Clock: 100 megahertz
BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. Version 07.00T 04/02/01Drives Memory Modules c,d40.02 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
24.72 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

COMPAQ DVD-ROM SD-612B [CD-ROM drive]
LG CD-RW CED-8080B [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]

MAXTOR 6L040J2 [Hard drive] (40.03 GB) -- drive 0, s/n 362208225901, rev A93.0500, SMART Status: Healthy 1024 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot '0' has 512 MB
Slot '1' has 512 MB Local Drive Volumes c: (on drive 0)31.45 GB17.75 GB freed: (on drive 0)8.57 GB6.97 GB free Network Drives None detectedUsers Printers[b]local user accounts[/b]last logon[img]file:///C|/Program Files/Belarc/Advisor/System/local/images/trans.gif[/img] a3/21/2005 9:08:04 PM(admin) 3/21/2005 6:56:37 PM[b]local system accounts[/b][img]file:///C|/Program Files/Belarc/Advisor/System/local/images/trans.gif[/img] Administratornever(admin) Guestnever Helpssistantnever SUPPORT_388945a0never
Lexmark Z12 Color Jetprinteron LPT1:Lexmark Z12 Color Jetprinteron LPT1:Controllers DisplayStandard floppy disk controller
Primary IDE Channel [Controller]
Secondary IDE Channel [Controller]
VIA Bus Master IDE Controller NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700LE [Display adapter]
COMPAQ CV715 [Monitor] (16.3"vis, s/n 008CE48GJS83, February 2000)Bus Adapters MultimediaStandard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller
VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller
VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller
VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller VIA AC'97 Enhanced Audio Controller (WDM)Communications Other DevicesVIA PCI 10/100Mb Fast Ethernet Adapter
Network Card MAC Address: 00:50:2C:A6:91:B7
Network IP Address: 69.22.255.242 / 25 Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
PS/2 Compatible Mouse
USB Root Hub





I have a 256 MB graphics card.

Will someone please give my some advice because I have run out of patience. Thank you.

 

My game crashes everytime I click on a family to play.... A window pops up and its says, The application has crashed, it will terminate now. What went wrong?
Here's information of my com.

Operating system: Microsoft Windows ME
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) Processor, MMX, 3Dnow, ~850MHz
Memory: 256 MB RAM
DirectX version: DirectX 9.0c

Display card name: Inno3D GeForce 2 MX
Display memory: 31.5 MB (no idea why)

Total memory: 13.2 GB
Free memory: 2.77 GB

So, what should I do to play the game??