Sims game??

Question

I installed my sims cd game on my pc but when i tried to loead and play it said i needed a gravix card direcx. so i bought it and installed the card into my pc. Then reinstalled sims game into my pc. It still said it was looking for a gravix card. I dont understand i followed all the directions but it still didnt work. any suggestions??

Answer 1

Assuming Sims 2. The entire error message would be nice, but maybe the text from the EA support site posted below would help. if you have a compatible 3D card it is likely that you don't have the right version of Directx installed or that your graphics card drivers are very old and you need to download an updated version of the drivers.

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What can you do with a 'Failed to find a Direct X 9.0c compatible graphics adapter' or 'Graphic Adapter failure' error message?

Answer

This error will occur if your video card does not meet the requirements, or if your drivers need to be updated to a 9.0c compatible version.

First, verify that your video card meets the minimum requirements for the game.

You need (at minimum) a T&L-capable video card with at least 32 MB of video RAM.

The supported video cards are:

* ATI Radeon(TM) series (7000 or better)
VE series (see note below)
7000, 7200, 7500
8500, All-In-Wonder 8500
9000, 9200, 9500, 9600, 9700, 9800
X300, X600, X800
* NVIDIA(R) Quadro(TM) series
Quadro, Quadro2, Quadro4
* NVIDIA GeForce series (GeForce2 and better)
GeForce 2
GeForce 3, 3 Ti
GeForce 4, 4 Ti, MX 420, 440
GeForce FX 5200, 5600, 5700, 5800, 5900, 5950
GeForce 6600, 6800
* Intel(R) Extreme Graphics (see note below)
82845, 82865, 82915

If you have a non-T&L capable video card, such as Intel Extreme Graphics or Radeon VE series, then you need at least a 2.0 GHz processor.

If your video card meets all the minimum requirements, but the issue persists you will need to contact your system or card manufacturer for the newest drivers for your video card. Most manufacturers have these drivers avaiable as free downloads on their website.

If you have updated your drivers and still get this error, you must make sure that the DirectX features for your video card are enabled.

1. Click on Start.
2. Click on Run...
3. Type dxdiag into the box.
4. Click OK.
5. Click on the Display tab.
6. Find the DirectX Features box.
7. The first feature is DirectDraw Acceleration. It should say Enabled next to it. If it says Disabled, click the Enable button.
8. The second feature is Direct3D Acceleration. It should say Enabled next to it. If it says Disabled, click the Enable button.
9. The third feature is AGP Texture Acceleration. It should say Enabled next to it. If it says Disabled, click the Enable button.
10. Once all three are enabled, close the window.

You may now start your game. The error should no longer occur.
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Answer 2

Sims 3 is best. Each one is just an upgrade from the last. Sims was first, then they made a better version with lots of new features and that was Sims 2, same with Sims 3. I don't think you can even buy Sims and Sims 2 now anymore, not new at least.