I need help getting Sims2 to work with Vista? ShelliB 10.07.2007 16:34:00 I had no problem with installation, but the game crashes upon starting it. I have tried several things without success. I have tried running it XP compatibility mode and as administrator, I have updated it with the latest Sims 2 patch, I have updated my graphics card. Nothing works. I keep getting a message that something is not DirectX9 compatable. I don't know if you need to know this info, but my graphics card is NVIDIA GeForce 6100. Does anyone have any ideas? My 16 year old is driving me nuts trying to get this game working!!! -- ShelliB

Re: I need help getting Sims2 to work with Vista? "Paul Smith" <Paul[ at ]nospam.windowsresource.net> 10.07.2007 21:04:19 "ShelliB" <Michele_Buck_2000[ at ]yahoo.com> wrote in message news:E60B6910-76A1-461B-ACD4-5CB87837792B[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] >I had no problem with installation, but the game crashes upon starting it. >I > have tried several things without success. I have tried running it XP > compatibility mode and as administrator, I have updated it with the latest > Sims 2 patch, I have updated my graphics card. Nothing works. I keep > getting a message that something is not DirectX9 compatable. I don't know > if > you need to know this info, but my graphics card is NVIDIA GeForce 6100. > Does anyone have any ideas? My 16 year old is driving me nuts trying to > get > this game working!!! Hello, try going to www.nvidia.com and downloading the drivers for your graphics card these are probably the ones you want: http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_158.24.html install them and see if that improves things. -- Paul Smith, Yeovil, UK. Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User. http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/ http://www.windowsresource.net/ *Remove nospam. to reply by e-mail*

Re: I need help getting Sims2 to work with Vista? ShelliB 10.07.2007 22:36:01 Sorry....gave it a try, but the game still won't work. Thanks anyway... -- ShelliB "Paul Smith" wrote: [Quoted Text] > > "ShelliB" <Michele_Buck_2000[ at ]yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:E60B6910-76A1-461B-ACD4-5CB87837792B[ at ]microsoft.com... > >I had no problem with installation, but the game crashes upon starting it. > >I > > have tried several things without success. I have tried running it XP > > compatibility mode and as administrator, I have updated it with the latest > > Sims 2 patch, I have updated my graphics card. Nothing works. I keep > > getting a message that something is not DirectX9 compatable. I don't know > > if > > you need to know this info, but my graphics card is NVIDIA GeForce 6100. > > Does anyone have any ideas? My 16 year old is driving me nuts trying to > > get > > this game working!!! > > Hello, try going to www.nvidia.com and downloading the drivers for your > graphics card these are probably the ones you want: > http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_158.24.html install them and see > if that improves things. > > -- > Paul Smith, > Yeovil, UK. > Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User. > http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/ > http://www.windowsresource.net/ > > *Remove nospam. to reply by e-mail* > >

Re: I need help getting Sims2 to work with Vista? "Julie Smith" <julie[ at ]home.com> 11.07.2007 00:21:00 http://www.vistareadygames.com/showthread.php?t=9 Hope that helps. "ShelliB" <Michele_Buck_2000[ at ]yahoo.com> wrote in message news:E60B6910-76A1-461B-ACD4-5CB87837792B[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] >I had no problem with installation, but the game crashes upon starting it. >I > have tried several things without success. I have tried running it XP > compatibility mode and as administrator, I have updated it with the latest > Sims 2 patch, I have updated my graphics card. Nothing works. I keep > getting a message that something is not DirectX9 compatable. I don't know > if > you need to know this info, but my graphics card is NVIDIA GeForce 6100. > Does anyone have any ideas? My 16 year old is driving me nuts trying to > get > this game working!!! > -- > ShelliB

Re: I need help getting Sims2 to work with Vista? "Andy" <android8675[ at ]hotmail.com> 11.07.2007 18:32:47 "ShelliB" <Michele_Buck_2000[ at ]yahoo.com> wrote in message news:37BFF76C-2BA1-47FA-8870-6426FA993EFE[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Sorry....gave it a try, but the game still won't work. Thanks anyway... >> "ShelliB" <Michele_Buck_2000[ at ]yahoo.com> wrote in message >> news:E60B6910-76A1-461B-ACD4-5CB87837792B[ at ]microsoft.com... >> > I keep getting a message that something is not DirectX9 compatable. I >> > don't know if >> > you need to know this info, but my graphics card is NVIDIA GeForce >> > 6100. If you are getting a DirectX 9 error message, you may need to patch DirectX. For some reason Vista, by default, does not come with some DirectX 9 files that the game needs to run and when you install The Sims 2, it sees you have DirectX 10 and does not fire off the DirectX 9 installer. http://www.microsoft.com/directx Click on the "Download latest DirectX" link near the bottom right Click Continue to "Validate" your windows Click Download and when the message comes up just click Run. Follow the prompts, that should download any missing DirectX files and Sims 2 should startup. If it doesn't reply with the error message, try to write down the specific error message. Good luck, Andy