I just bought the Sims 2 game and downloaded it and it downloaded fine. When i went to play the game is give me an error saying i need Directx compatible graphics adaptor. Downloaded Direct x 9 and still the same problem. I know i need a video adaptor or something to help run the game can you please help me. i would greated appreciate it.

Thank You very Much in Advance.

Here is my system information:

--------[ EVEREST Home Edition (c) 2003-2005 Lavalys, Inc. ]------------------------------------------------------------

Version EVEREST v2.20.405
Homepage
Report Type Quick Report
Computer LISA
Generator Lisa Wilson
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition 5.1.2600 (WinXP Retail)
Date 2009-11-15
Time 14:50


--------[ PCI / AGP Video ]---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ATI Radeon Xpress 200 (RS400) Video Adapter
ATI Radeon Xpress 200 (RS400) 3D Accelerator


--------[ GPU ]---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[ PCI: ATI Radeon Xpress 200 (RS400) Chipset ]

Graphics Processor Properties:
Video Adapter ATI Radeon Xpress 200 (RS400) Chipset
GPU Code Name RS400
PCI Device 1002 / 5A41
Process Technology 0.13u
Bus Type PCI
GPU Clock 301 MHz (original: 300 MHz)
RAMDAC Clock 400 MHz
Pixel Pipelines 2
TMU Per Pipeline 1
Vertex Shaders 2 (v2.0)
Pixel Shaders 1 (v2.0)
DirectX Hardware Support DirectX v9.0
Pixel Fillrate 602 MPixel/s
Texel Fillrate 602 MTexel/s

Graphics Processor Manufacturer:
Company Name ATI Technologies Inc.
Product Information
Driver Download
ATI GPU Registers:
ati-00F8 00F00000
ati-0140 2E002006
ati-0144 1F03733C
ati-0148 3FFF3C00
ati-0154 0F000000
ati-0158 30B02004
ati-0178 20200100
ati-01C0 00FF0000
ati-4018 28C706D5
ati-CLKIND-0A 002A0002
ati-CLKIND-0B 80007FFF
ati-CLKIND-0C 0400BC00
ati-CLKIND-0D 00007FFA
ati-CLKIND-0E 000E0008
ati-CLKIND-0F 01E2EE2A
ati-CLKIND-12 00000000
ati-MCIND-6C 00000000


--------[ Desktop ]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Desktop Properties:
Device Technology Raster Display
Resolution 1024 x 768
Color Depth 32-bit
Color Planes 1
Font Resolution 96 dpi
Pixel Width / Height 36 / 36
Pixel Diagonal 51
Vertical Refresh Rate Default
Desktop Wallpaper

Desktop Effects:
Combo-Box Animation Enabled
Drop Shadow Effect Enabled
Flat Menu Effect Enabled
Font Smoothing Enabled
Full Window Dragging Enabled
Gradient Window Title Bars Enabled
Hide Menu Access Keys Enabled
Hot Tracking Effect Enabled
Icon Title Wrapping Enabled
List-Box Smooth Scrolling Enabled
Menu Animation Enabled
Menu Fade Effect Enabled
Minimize/Restore Animation Enabled
Mouse Cursor Shadow Enabled
Selection Fade Effect Enabled
ShowSounds Accessibility Feature Disabled
ToolTip Animation Enabled
ToolTip Fade Effect Enabled
Windows Plus! Extension Disabled


I hope this information can help.

Lisa

You will need to install a AGP, PCI or PCIe DX9 or better graphics card. Your on-board video is too weak to run the game