DirectX 9.0c compatible trouble, please help

I can help !

So finally some help for you guys, I have read alot of the posts with people having this problem? Its an easy QUICK fix tho, but at least you can play the game you just have to play it in a pop up window, This tip comes stright from the intel website, check it out if ya want here is the link to the tip http://www.intel.com/support/graphics/sb/cs-016327.htm

HERE IS WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO to fix the .."Failed to find any DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics adapters in this system! Please make sure you have a DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics adapter and have installed the latest drivers provided by the manufacturer. The application will now terminate." error



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Solution:
The following steps can be used to eliminate or minimize the issue(s) reported with the game:
1. Set the display to 16-bit color. To make this change, follow these steps:
a. Click on the Start menu and select Settings, Control Panel, and then double-click on Display. If using Microsoft Windows* XP: Click on the Start menu and select Control Panel, "Switch to Classic View" if the category view is shown, and then double-click on Display.

b. Select the Settings tab.

c. Change the Color Quality (Color Depth) to 16-bit color.
2. Run the game with the -w switch which forces the game to run in a window. To add this switch, follow these steps:
a. Right-click on the The Sims 2 game and left-click on Properties. You can do this either on the game's shortcut on the desktop or on the game's entry in the Start menu.

b. Add a space and -w to the end of the Target field, so that it looks like this:

Note: The actual path may vary depending on where the game was installed. Make sure that the -w goes outside the quotation marks and that there is a space between the last quotation mark and the -w.
c. Click OK.


This applies to: if your not sure..try it anyways...just remember to copy to the origanal pathway so you can correctly enter it again incase it doesn't work,

Intel® 82810 Graphics Controller

Intel® 82815 Graphics Controller

Directx 9.0c

I'm sorry for bringing up an older thread, but I was wondering if someone could please help me.

I've been getting the same error as most of the people that posted in this thread, and I've tried a lot of the suggestions that people have made. I'm beginning to think that I just need a new video card (I think that's what it's called...) but I just want to make sure before I go out and get one.

I know that I have Directx 9.0c, and under the DirectX Diagnostic Tool it says...
DirectDraw Acceleration: Enabled
Direct3D Acceleration: Enabled
AGP Texture Acceleration: Not Available

The "device name" is 3Dfx Interactive, Inc. Banshee, and the "Chip Type" is 3Dfx Voodoo Banshee, if that helps any.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I've been waiting to play the Sims 2 for months.

Yes, you will need a new videocard.

The 3dfx Banshee's were a PCI-66 card that actually uses the AGP slot, so therefore AGP accelerated graphics do not work. Seeing no AGP Acceleration is normal for this card- be it AGP or PCI.

Moreover, 3dfx has been out of business since even before DX8.1 was released, so no real DirectX 9.0 compliant drivers are available. Some 3dfx enthusiasts have been working on very, very beta drivers they have written themselves, but I know of none for the Banshee line- just the 3dfx Voodoo line.

If you can determine if your system has an AGP slot or only PCI would be the first step to upgrading your 3d card. If your system does have an AGP slot, you have a wide variety of upgrade options at just about any price point that you can afford.

help?

Ok..so I'm like everyone else..I installed the Sims2 a longggg time ago..yet, it still doesn't work..Every time I run the game, I get the message "Failed to find any Directx9.0c Compatible graphics adapters" etc. etc..blah blah..yeahh, so..I went out and bought a new graphics card and installed it into my computer..the name of it is:

e-GeFORCE F
Cinematic Graphics Power 5200

When I ran the program for it, it said that it enabled Directx 9.0c..yet, I still had the problem with the Sims..I don't know what's goin on with my computer..but here's all the information I got from DxDiag


Computer Name: EMACHINE;
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition;
Language: English;
System Manufacturer: Emachines;
System Model: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
BIOS: Version 1.02
Processor: Intel(R) Celeron(TM)CPU 1200 MHz
Memory: 254MB RAM
Page File: 562MB used, 126 MB available
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)


DxDiag 5.03.2600.2180 Unicode, Copyright c 1998-2003 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.



So if anyone can help me, I'd appreciate it..

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First of all let me say this. And this is directed to everyone who is having this problem. A graphics card can be DirectX compatable, but not DirectX 9c. You can install DirectX 9c on your computer with a DirectX 8 video card. The presence of 9c however is not going to change the compatability of the card. With an older card or onboard graphics you probably won't be able to play this game.

That being said, try running the game in a window. To do this, right click on your Sims2 icon and hit property. Go to the shortcut tab. In the 'Target" box you will see an entry. I don't have Sims so I am going to use the target for another game, COD2, to explain this. The entry will look like this but with Sims2 info, and file location for your system

"D:\D Program Files\Call of Duty 2\cod2sp_s.exe"

Now place your cursor at the very end, past the quotation mark, and double click it. Now add 1 space and type in the window switch which is -w. When you are done, the entry will look like this

"D:\D Program Files\Call of Duty 2\cod2sp_s.exe" -w

Then click Apply and OK. Go back and try the game to see if that works. If it doesn't (and it has for some) then I suggest you open google and type in

Failed to find any Directx9.0c Compatible graphics adapters Sims2

There are tons of stuff on this problem and users have found a number of solutions that worked for them but not others. It's really rediculous that the maker hasn't posted a patch for this problem for people who have 9c compatable cards, but still can't play. Good luck. If this works for anyone could you post back and let us know, along with what card you are using. That way anyone else looking can be helped or put on the right track.

Here are for two links This first one is for ATI chips. The 4th column over in the 1st section, lists the DirectX compatability for that chip. The second link is for cards with nVidia chips. HastaAmanecer, I'm sorry but your 5200 is Dx9 compatable but not Dx9C.

ATI

nVidia

Sometimes these links don't work on certain systems. If that's the case then go to http://www.rojakpot.com/ and scroll down to the link for Desktop Graphics Card Comparison Guide Rev. 9.5!

luvhuffer brings up a very important point about DirectX 9.0c compatible drivers vs. DirectX 9.0 compliant hardware. Whether or not a DirectX 9.0 game can even play on hardware with DirectX 9.0 drivers will totally depend on the game and if the game requires newer DirectX 9.0 features, or is simply using DirectX 7.0 or 8.0 features developed for DirectX 9.0.

DX9.0 adds new ways to take advantage of pixel and vertex shaders, texturing and texture compression and other new features. Modern/new videocards will have the hardware to support these new features. Older hardware will release DirectX 9.0 drivers, but if the hardware for the new features isn't present- games requiring those new features will not be able to play.

Example- 3d hardware designed several years ago to support all the features of DirectX 7.0 has seen DX8.0 and DX9.0 drivers... but these in no way ADD 3d geometry hardware or pixel/vertex shaders to your 3d hardware. They instead make DX9.0 queries fail if a game asks the DX9.0 driver set what level of Geometry processing or pixel/vertex shaders are present. If the DX9.0 game doesn't use pixel/vertex shaders, or if the developers handle lower-end hardware by simply disabling these extra features is something the programmers decide. Newer games like Battlefield2, for example- if there are no pixel/vertex shaders in hardware, the game will simply exit saying it cannot find a compatible DirectX 9.0 videocard. While at the same time, you might fire up Battle For Middle Earth, and this game will instead disable shaders and advanced effects if the hardware doesn't have it.

Sims2 I believe needs hardware T&L (which is a form of geometry processing). Most on-board, integrated hardware does not have this. DirectX also offers some ways to "emulate" this on certain CPU's (like MMX for Intel or 3DNow! from AMD), but it's a dice roll if your system has the correct CPU or video hardware to provide this. The easiest way to ensure this is to get a videocard with AT LEAST DirectX 8.0 compliance, which includes Hardware T&L and Pixel/Vertex Shaders 1.1 (or 1.4 for ATI). Newer DirectX 9.0 cards have even more geometry/T&L capabilities and extend pixel/vertex shaders to V2.0. Even if a game does not need these dx8.0/9.0 features, all bets are off if you do not at least have the "DirectX 9.0 compatible" drivers installed.

I totally missed agirlnamedambers posting of the -w switch. Oh well. Need to be more attentive I guess.

Hi.
I have a few more questions..

`1.) Since my 5200 doesn't have Directx 9.0c, does this mean I will need to go buy another graphics adapter?

`2.) I used the (-w) insert on the properties tab, it enabled the game to run, but even though it runs, it is pixely and runs slower than it's supposed to..is this normal for not having the proper graphics adapter? and will my game still run if I install the expansion packs?

Thank you very much

That graphics card is too old. You need to get a graphics card that supports DirectX 9.0c. A good entry card to satisfy your needs is the ATI Radeon 9600.

Hi
gary_hendricks, the graphics adapter you are talking about, about how much does it run in cost? and where can I find it?

FrankieB336

Hey guys, I'm having the same problem that everyone else is having. That aggravating message pops up no matter what i do to fix the problem. When i looked to find information on my video card , none of the information was available. This made me even more annoyed. Not only is this preventing me from playing a game that i just spent 50 dollars on , i am also unable to find the root of the problem. Anyone willing to help send a reply message or you can IM me via AOL instant messager at FrankieB336.

Hey, I'm new here and of course I'm here because of the Sims 2 trouble half of the world is experiencing. But anyway, I followed those same instructions being that I have Intel(R) 8210 Graphics Controller. And it worked!

But my problem is, is that having it in a window doesn't allow me to edge-scroll. Meaning, I can't navigate with the mouse to where I want to go and it's really difficult for me to play. Almost pointless. So I did some research and found out that only having it full screen will allow me to edge-scroll. But how is that even possible now? Is there any way to have it fullscreen and not have to deal with the DirectX9.0c crap?

The Sims 2

Well I just got my pc upgraded so i really dont think it need a new card but im not sure can some1 help

anyone there ????

Why wont any1 talk to me i didnt but this f ing game just see a big fat f ing prompt omg.!!!!!!

ok, i tried the thing were u write -w in some target thing but it dident work and then somone said somthing about searching dxdiag so i did it and it said:

directdraw acceleration: Enabled
direct3D acceleration: disabled
AGP Texture acceleration: Enabled

so then i thout that maybe i need 2 enable the direct3D drive to make the game work, i still dident try it tho......kinda worried somthign bad will happen.

o and im talking about the problem everyone is having lol

it didnt work but im goin to buy a new one hoping it would work omg it so wrong
to buy a game and have to buy somthing just for it to work

i know thst it`s alout of work for this game but it is really worth it, the game is
really well made

u know that u could just press and hold the right button on ur mouse so u can move easier then it is 2 use the edge scrolling