No DirectX 9.0c Compatible Adaptor my specs: Field Value Video Adapter Properties Device Description Intel(R) 82815 Graphics Controller (Microsoft Corporation) Adapter String Intel(R) 82815 Graphics Controller Chip Type Intel(R) 82815 DAC Type Internal Installed Drivers i81xdnt5 (6.13.01.3198 ) Memory Size 32 MB Video Adapter Manufacturer Company Name Intel Corporation Product Information http://www.intel.com/products/browse/chipsets.htm Driver Download http://support.intel.com/support/graphics And I went to the intel site and suchand downloaded the driver however when it completes installation, it tells me that my computer does not meet the driver's specifications. Did I just waste $40.00 on a sims 2 game for my PC? .___.
yeah unfortunately, your graphics card is not supported Minimum requirements for sims 2 [FONT=Arial, Helvetica]800 MHz processor[/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica]256 MB RAM[/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica]Windows(R) XP, Windows ME, Windows 98 or Windows 2000 Operating System.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica]At least 3.5 GB of hard drive space[/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica]A T&L-capable video card with at least 32 MB of video RAM.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica]Supported video cards:[/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica]ATI Radeon(TM) series (7000 or better)[/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica]VE series (see note below)[/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica]7000, 7200, 7500[/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica]8500, All-In-Wonder 8500[/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica]9000, 9200, 9500, 9600, 9700, 9800[/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica]X300, X600, X800 [/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica]NVIDIA(R) Quadro(TM) series[/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica]Quadro, Quadro2, Quadro4[/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica]NVIDIA GeForce series (GeForce2 and better)[/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica]GeForce 2[/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica]GeForce 3, 3 Ti[/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica]GeForce 4, 4 Ti, MX 420, 440[/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica]GeForce FX 5200, 5600, 5700, 5800, 5900, 5950[/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica]GeForce 6600, 6800[/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica]Intel(R) Extreme Graphics (see note below)[/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica]82845, 82865, 82915 NOTE: If you have a non-T&L capable video card, such as Intel Extreme Graphics or Radeon VE series, then you need at least a 2.0 GHz processor.[/FONT]
