Hi yes I have been having the same problem since october! It just comes up saying that DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics adapter or something like wasn't found or something and I even bought a ATI RADEON 9550 card and it says on the box "DirectX 9.0 support and the Sims 2 box says "ATI Radeon 7200 or greater;" what do i do? I really want to play this game and i'm beginning to get really frustrated. Is it because I have a SUPER low amount of room left on my computer because I only have 44MB left! Is that why? Help!!!!!!!!!

Oh! And I also have a Windows XP Pentium 4 computer. It's only like a year and a couple months old.

What kind of display drivers? How do you uninstall and then reinstall both DirectX 9.0c and display drivers?

Help!!!!

hey u guys okay all i want to do is play the sims 2 , but i as everyone i recievec the "error message" on my screen about the "direct x 9.0 ......"
now as soon as i saw that i downloaded it of the web just to make sure , but no help ,its driving me insane , please help me if u kno how!!!!!!!!!!!!


okay.....
name-intel (r) 810 chipset graphics driver
Manufacturer-INTEL corporation
Chip type- N/A

i think thats the info im supposed ta give pleezzzzze help me !!!!!

i would greatly appreciate it just reply as soon as possible if u have the answer

Sims 2 is go! Direct x 9 and Savage 4 probs.

Great call from Colum on 11-24-2004.

Sims 2 is now working well with Savage 4 thanks to his directions. Pity I didn't pick up on his solution a few hours ago.
:grinthumb

help!!

can sum 1 help m please.
i have tryed to download directX compatible graphics adapter for my sims 2 game but it dosn't work.
I am not good with computers
but need help please help me.

Lost his patience

Ok i understand that most ppl that come to tech support sites dont know that much about computers.. which is understandable... but i read 2 full pages of ppl saying why isnt it working?? wats wrong?? and most of the time about to keep my head from blowing up..... so i only skimmed through the last page.. i also understand its ppl who play the sims.... So i can understand that they knew nothing about system requirements for games since the sims was pretty low for requirements when it came out and i sympathize for all of u cuz this is prolly the first time u have ever ran into this problem.

To everyone with a problem with directx9.0c plz post up your video card....
You can run dxdiag which u can find by just going to start, search, and search dxdiag.. post what your video card is...
If anyone tells u it is not directx9.0c compatible then tell us if u have an agp port ... if not u will need to buy a pci video card to play The Sims 2.
If u need to get a card i would suggest going to www.pricewatch.com
and under video cards look up radeon 9200 128mb they are completely directx9.0 anything compatible and only run to 50 dollars for the agp and 100 dollars to the pci version ones.

If anyone has any ?'s about directx9.0c and its compatibility also look to see if ur ? has alrdy been answered cuz ive noticed a lot of the ?'s being repeated after alrdy being solved.

Hi melissa ummm i have one ? for u by any chance did u alrdy install the game cuz.... my grandma forgot about memory and room so i actually had to go out and buy a comp for her so she could continue running her home business.

If so i would have to say u prolly really need to make some more space like Mictlantecuhtli said bcuz if u have ur windows setting set in a specific way
it actually wont let u install or download files such as reserving space on ur hard drive for ?? it think it was for memory usage?? or there is a limit that is set that doesnt allow u to install say it could be set at 30mb.

Also Mictlantecuhtli is right about updating the drivers cuz i tried playing a directx9.0b game with an old driver of my video card and my screen would look all weird while playing until i thought "doh" update the driver

I have the same problem.

Does anyone know if an S3 Graphics Twister HP is going to be able to support Directx 9.0c? If not what graphics card will, and how do I get one/install one?

Same problem

Exact message: Failed to intialize Direct3D. Please make sure DirectX 9.0c has been installed on this system. The application will now terminate.

I have checked my card and directx I have 9.0c and the latest drivers for my card.

I have a geforce 4 ti4200 128mb agp, p4 2.4GHz 800FSB, WINXP PRO, 30GB free space on D, 512DDR 400 duel channel, Intel motherboard, and a sound card.

Ive installed directx 9.0c a few times ive installed sims2 twice, and I have a good knowledge of computers. This problem is annoying to have. Any ideas of what I can do to fix this?

Yea

Ive played a lot of the newer games out there from doom3 - Half Life 2 and never had a single problem until the sims 2 I would hope sims2 doesnt require more of a card then Half life 2 lol. Medal of Honor Pacific assault works fine every game ive ever tried on my comp works but this one.

Oh i'm sorry u guys i didn't get a chance to reply the same day i signed up here i checked google for some advice AND I GOT IT TO WORK i literally was jumping up and down because i had got it way in October a month after it came out and i had been trying non-stop to figure it out and now it works i'm sooooooo happy i'll see if i can get the site that i used cause' trust me it ROCKS but there's like 200+ posts literally! but when i find it i'll let u know cause i know how confusing and frustrated u can get. trust me i've been there.

oh right and a new way well at least how i got it is...........

Click Start.
Click Run.
Type in "dxdiag" without the quotes.
Click Ok.
Let it load and everything then go to Display.
There should be an area where it says in blue writing DirectX Features.
There should also be 3 boxes that say.......

DirectDraw Acceleration:

Direct3D Acceleration:

AGP Texture Acceleration:

and if it is disabled you must click Enable for all three of those boxes.
and then click Exit and then try putting in your Sims 2 CD and it SHOULD work this is how it worked for me and also i did other things but that's all i can remember for now so try this and it should work if it does just e-mail me and i'll try and help you out as much as u can. Hope it works!

I also have a Pentium 4 Windows XP Home Edition computer. I also followed your advice Mictlantecuhtli and freed up some room anyways. Thanks a million

nope

Mine all say enabled so thats not the problem for me at least. Its strange how all other games work fine except this one.

It's not just you. It is ridiculous. How could the makers not realize their game would cause problems for so many? You'd think if they wanted the sims 2 to gain popularity, they'd at least go to a little more effort helping the average person get the game to work.. like a setup help guide or something. A cryptic message about directX 9.0 compatibility isn't going to mean much to a lot of people.

:zzz: Well, I'm waiting for a new computer we're getting at Easter, hoping the on-board graphics card will be adequate to play the Sims2. The system I have now doesn't have the space.

WhiteKnight, maybe, since most of the newer games work on your pc, it's not that you don't have the right devices, but maybe you need more space or memory on something. I don't know. If you really haven't gotten the source of your problem narrowed down, have you tried Sims 2 > Support > EasyInfo.exe ? Sorry I can't be of more help.

Help

I'm so angry!!!!!! ive waited since september to get tha sims 2, and i finally got it. i installed it and when i tried to play it it said the DIRECTX 9.0 need to be check on or somthing and that i needed to make sure that i had downloaded the compatible thingys and i really want to play it ive tried every thing that you guys have suggested(except for buying a new graphics card, i cant afford it) Im but a lowly 14 yr old girl please help
XoXo,
14 yr old grl screwed over by computer :blackeye: