I got the Sims 2 for Christmas. It installed fine, but then when I try to play it, I get a message that looks like this...

"Failed to find any DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics adapters in this system! Please make sure you have a DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics adapter and have installed the latest drivers provided by the manufacturer. The application will now terminate."

I did Start, then Run, then typed in dxdiag, and I found that my computer does have DirectX 9.0c installed. I don't get what my problem is! Please Help!

Yuo dont have a DX9.0 compatible video card.

Avarik ~

since it seems you have an integrated video card.....

if it's an intel graphics chip the only fix available would be:

1. Set the display to 16-bit color. To make this change, follow these steps:

a. Click on the Start menu and select Settings, Control Panel, and then double-click on Display. If using Microsoft Windows* XP: Click on the Start menu and select Control Panel, "Switch to Classic View" if the category view is shown, and then double-click on Display.

b. Select the Settings tab.

c. Change the Color Quality (Color Depth) to 16-bit color.

2. Run the game with the -w switch which forces the game to run in a window. To add this switch, follow these steps:

a. Right-click on the The Sims 2 game and left-click on Properties. You can do this either on the game's shortcut on the desktop or on the game's entry in the Start menu.

b. Add a space and -w to the end of the Target field, so that it looks like this:

Note: The actual path may vary depending on where the game was installed. Make sure that the -w goes outside the quotation marks and that there is a space between the last quotation mark and the -w.

c. Click OK.

AMD 64 3000+ 1.8ghz @ 2.385ghz
512mb PC3200
BFG 256mb FX5500 O'C
400w PSU

I tried changing my colors and putting the -w in the target in properties and I still get the same message.

Lana, I'm having the same problem. I get the same message. I have DirectX 9.0c installed, the color is at 16-bit, and did the -w in the target properties, but I get the same thing. I don't know what the problem is.

This is the exact same problem as me! im lost other than to get a new graphics card which i would like to avoid doing, if anyone has any advice it would be great