I have been trying to istall sims 2 for ages, and i manged to install all 4 disc but every time i try to load it its says i dont have direct x9.0c
but i downloaded direct x9.0c of this link
http://www.softwarepatch.com/windows/directx.html
but when i loaded directxdisgnostic again it still says i have directx.9.0b.
can someone help me please? Xxxxx
2006-11-23 02:17:13 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
If your computer is not working properly while you are working on it, it could be a problem with device drivers, hardware or software.
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2006-11-23 12:44:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have yet to find anyone who installs Sims without getting problems. Just make sure you have all the up to date Microsoft patches. ( is your automatic updates turned on?) Or click Start help and supprt windows updates. If your happy everything is fairly updated then the answers concerning your graphics card are quite valid. If you are not sure of what you have you can download a little utility called Belarc Advisor. ( use your search engine) Once downloaded and installed it gives you a list of all the hardware and software currently on your PC. This will help when looking for driver updates. Best of Luck,
2006-11-23 04:57:20 · answer #2 · answered by Brian 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need the latest version of Direct X. you can download it from Microsoft. You may also need a latest video card drivers. If you have Intel, go to intel.com if you have nvidia, go to nvidia.com, if you have ATI, go to Ati.com make sure you select your video card there so they can give the latest drivers. You should download from Microsoft because it is genuine unlike in other sites, there maybe a bundled spyware.
2006-11-23 02:27:58 · answer #3 · answered by Carlo B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ma'am, I'm afraid I need to inform you that Sims 2 has been constantly reported to be not loading properly or crashing.
I'd suggest that you kindly ask the Vendor that you bought it from to replace it for you.
Have a nice day.
2006-11-23 02:28:23 · answer #4 · answered by Daimyo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check (EA?) the website of the game publisher and see if there's a patch to download and install on top of the game you've already installed.
2006-11-23 02:27:48 · answer #5 · answered by bogus_dude 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try to browse the cd., it may contain the installer for direct x9.0c
2006-11-23 03:45:06 · answer #6 · answered by kim_rukawa11 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have to have a video card that supports direct x 9. Look and see who makes your video card, go to their website and see if it's compatible. I use to run a voodoo 3 video card - it wouldn't support 9.0 so I bought a new video card.
2006-11-23 02:27:12 · answer #7 · answered by devil5557 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
restart the computer after installing
2006-11-23 02:20:52 · answer #8 · answered by mitch_foulish 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go here instead (directly from microsoft.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2da43d38-db71-4c1b-bc6a-9b6652cd92a3&displaylang=en
2006-11-23 02:26:25 · answer #9 · answered by orlandobillybob 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Try another site.
Regards EDD
2006-11-23 02:22:08 · answer #10 · answered by edd_thepcguy 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋