Sims 2 with vista problem cannot find direct x 9.0 compatible drivers

[ag1010]

ok i will say this only once i have played and ran the sims 2 on this computer before vista i had XP and i have direct x 11

and now i get this message that sims 2 cannot find any directx 9.0 compatible drivers

so here is all my specs from belarc

Windows Vista Ultimate Service Pack 2 (build 6002)
Install Language: English (United States)
System Locale: English (United States)

Sony Corporation PCV-RS410(UC) 28003935

2.67 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4
8 kilobyte primary memory cache
512 kilobyte secondary memory cache

123.51 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
50.69 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

SAMSUNG CD-ROM SC-140C ATA Device [Optical drive]
SONY DVD RW DW-U12A ATA Device [Optical drive]
SRQ ERWTAN49 SCSI CdRom Device [Optical drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]

Display
Standard VGA Graphics Adapter [Display adapter]
Sony SDM-HX73 [Monitor] (17.1"vis, s/n 9208123, November 2003)

Realtek AC97 Audio
Edit/Delete Message

 

[mailpup]

Are you sure it didn't say it failed to find DirectX 9.0 compatible graphics adapter?

 

[Relic]

I agree with Mail, it's likely an issue with your graphics card and Vista. Here is the FAQ Vista/Sims 2 page that should interest you.