[ChrisR1973]

Its a PCI port (not sure if its express or not..how would i tell?). I'm assuming that it is the DVD burner, because it conks out within a week of it bein installed ...i dont have issues with it, if the dvd burner hasnt been reinstalled. But, my main issue is i want to find a card that will work for my computer so that i can have the better graphics options.

[Jackiefrost9]

I'm bettin it's not PCI express, it looks like a longer reversed PCI slot.

these will be better than your current graphics but not as good as you would like im sure:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...ubmit=Property

[Afterglw]

I've been running my Sims 2 game since it's release last year with no problems what-so-ever. The only thing that I thought was weird was I couldn't change the display resolution in the game options. The only option it gave me was 800x600, which I thought was weird because if you can't alter that option, then why was it an option? At the time I thought it was just one of the game's quirks, and I let it alone.

At the time I had an old CRT. I had the settings at 1240x700 (not sure the exact number), and whenever I would load the game it would convert the screen to 800x600. The graphics still looked good, so it didn't really bother me all too much.

Well I just recently (like three days ago. heh.) bought a LCD plat panel monitor, and the colors and text look crisp on a 1280x1240. I started up my game like usual, and I really wasn't happy with the pixelated look I got from the gameplay, so once again I checked to see if I could change the display settings. No such luck. There must be a way I change the settings, but I have no idea how. I've downloaded all of the latest drivers for my VidCard, and I try to keep everything updated. I'm pretty sure my VidCard is compatible with the game, since I pretty much built my new system for the Sims 2. I know my VidCard isn't the greatest though, any insight would be appreciat3ed... and if you can help me fix it, I'll give you a cookie! (LOL, j/k).

My system specs are:

Windows XP
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 2000+, MMX, 1.7Ghz.
Memory: 512MB RAM
VidCard: NVIDIA GeForce 4 MX Integrated GPU (32MB)

I'm now thinking the built-in Video Card is too slow? But I'm not sure, since like I said, the game runs smoothly! Thanks for all of your help!

[theuniverse]

I have finally gotten the video card to work and everything, but now whenever I try to play Sims I get the following message:

"Failed to find any directx9.0c compatible graphics adapter and have installed the latest drivers provided by the manufacture. This application will now terminate."

I know that this could mean that my video card is not compatible with DirectX, but this cannot be because my boyfriend has the same computer and when he put my video card in and installed Sims, everything worked perfectly. How come it is any different for me? If you have any idea on how I can fix this, please let me know.

I have spent hours looking all over the internet trying different instructions, nothing has helped. I have spent 75 dollars on this game so far and have had it since it first came out, yet have not been able to play it. This is getting extremely ridiculous.

[Smudge_III]

Quite hard to explain,this one...
When I first got the game there were no problems. I've had it since it first came out in the UK. I then got University when that came out, and still had no problems. But recently, there have been problems with sound on the game. The sound seems very jumpy and it repeats itself. For instance, if a sim says something, then whatever it says in about half a second gets repeated, and then another half a second, which gets repeated, and so on. But this is not just happening with the speech. Every sound in the game is doing it. If anyone understood this and knows what problem it is and any way to fix it, help would be very very very much appreciated.

Thanks,
Smudge (the Third)

[mystiic]

Emmmm... hi im new. I am experiencing some problems with my sims 2 game. I installed it already but then, when i open the short cut, it says i have to OPEN WITH, a program. But if i choose internet explorer, it wont open up. And if i try looking for a program to donwload so that the game can be played, i cant find any. Is there somthing u could do to help me please?

[Jackiefrost9]

Originally Posted by mystiic

Emmmm... hi im new. I am experiencing some problems with my sims 2 game. I installed it already but then, when i open the short cut, it says i have to OPEN WITH, a program. But if i choose internet explorer, it wont open up. And if i try looking for a program to donwload so that the game can be played, i cant find any. Is there somthing u could do to help me please?

right click on the shortcut and click on properties and copy/paste the "target" into a new post and submit.

[Jackiefrost9]

Originally Posted by Smudge_III

Quite hard to explain,this one...
When I first got the game there were no problems. I've had it since it first came out in the UK. I then got University when that came out, and still had no problems. But recently, there have been problems with sound on the game. The sound seems very jumpy and it repeats itself. For instance, if a sim says something, then whatever it says in about half a second gets repeated, and then another half a second, which gets repeated, and so on. But this is not just happening with the speech. Every sound in the game is doing it. If anyone understood this and knows what problem it is and any way to fix it, help would be very very very much appreciated.

Thanks,
Smudge (the Third)

re-install?

[Jackiefrost9]

Originally Posted by theuniverse

I have finally gotten the video card to work and everything, but now whenever I try to play Sims I get the following message:

"Failed to find any directx9.0c compatible graphics adapter and have installed the latest drivers provided by the manufacture. This application will now terminate."

I know that this could mean that my video card is not compatible with DirectX, but this cannot be because my boyfriend has the same computer and when he put my video card in and installed Sims, everything worked perfectly. How come it is any different for me? If you have any idea on how I can fix this, please let me know.

I have spent hours looking all over the internet trying different instructions, nothing has helped. I have spent 75 dollars on this game so far and have had it since it first came out, yet have not been able to play it. This is getting extremely ridiculous.

what video card do you have? do you have the drivers installed properly? do you have direct x installed properly?

[Jackiefrost9]

Originally Posted by Afterglw

I've been running my Sims 2 game since it's release last year with no problems what-so-ever. The only thing that I thought was weird was I couldn't change the display resolution in the game options. The only option it gave me was 800x600, which I thought was weird because if you can't alter that option, then why was it an option? At the time I thought it was just one of the game's quirks, and I let it alone.

At the time I had an old CRT. I had the settings at 1240x700 (not sure the exact number), and whenever I would load the game it would convert the screen to 800x600. The graphics still looked good, so it didn't really bother me all too much.

Well I just recently (like three days ago. heh.) bought a LCD plat panel monitor, and the colors and text look crisp on a 1280x1240. I started up my game like usual, and I really wasn't happy with the pixelated look I got from the gameplay, so once again I checked to see if I could change the display settings. No such luck. There must be a way I change the settings, but I have no idea how. I've downloaded all of the latest drivers for my VidCard, and I try to keep everything updated. I'm pretty sure my VidCard is compatible with the game, since I pretty much built my new system for the Sims 2. I know my VidCard isn't the greatest though, any insight would be appreciat3ed... and if you can help me fix it, I'll give you a cookie! (LOL, j/k).

My system specs are:

Windows XP
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 2000+, MMX, 1.7Ghz.
Memory: 512MB RAM
VidCard: NVIDIA GeForce 4 MX Integrated GPU (32MB)

I'm now thinking the built-in Video Card is too slow? But I'm not sure, since like I said, the game runs smoothly! Thanks for all of your help!

I'm bettin that it's probably just a limitation of your video card. Are the other options greyed out or is it just 800x600?

[sims2fan101]

OK. whenever i play the Sims 2, this screen pops up(like a screen outside the game)and it says,"application has failed. application will now terminate" it also freezes, and it also spazes out. wen it spazes,it get all weird like chunks of it will disappear, or some parts will like shake. wat the heck is goin' on?!?

HELP! [/font][/size][/color]

[Jackiefrost9]

Originally Posted by sims2fan101

OK. whenever i play the Sims 2, this screen pops up(like a screen outside the game)and it says,"application has failed. application will now terminate" it also freezes, and it also spazes out. wen it spazes,it get all weird like chunks of it will disappear, or some parts will like shake. wat the heck is goin' on?!?

HELP!

Post your system specs please

[Wilko]

I lost my sims 2 disks whilst moving house and wanted to install it again so i copied the files off my sisters computer the splash screen comes up but then a message says "Failed to initialize Direct3D. Please make sure DirectX 9.0c has been installed on this system. The application will now terminate." But i have directx installed and enabled Direct3D and it still won't work, can you help!

[pinnella]

Hi there! Seems that after reading the 55 pages of troubleshoots, I didn't come across a solution to mine!!!

Well, I bought sims2 and installed it in my computer when it was released. Got a PIV 3.0 HT with a Geforce FX5200 based video card and WXP PRO. I've been playing nicely 'till I formatted my computer as part of a cleaning process. When I reinstalled everything (with new drivers etc...), everything went ok till someday, where during the game (after 25min of playing) It just freezed up and rebooted instantly.
After the release of Sims 2 University and now Nightlife (where updates of the game didn't fix the problem), I supposed it was something with the HyperThreading, as it's reflected on the game's website. But I've just disabled it on the bios and no fix for the problem. I've tried new drivers, old drivers, different video configurations for my videocard and still nothing. I've reinstalled XP (and the game with both expansions) and still the same. I've also tried with different DirectX versions starting from 8 and going through 9.0a/b/c and same result. I've also tried with different Service pack's of WXP.

The simptoms made me think of a temperature problem with the videocard, as Sims2 is a very ressource demanding game: after a while, it heats up too much and reboots. But I've changed the videocard (put a Geforce 4200TI based card instead), and I got mainly the same!!!! Somebody can help me???

Just to mention it, I've been able to play other games without a single problem (Larry Magna Cum Laude, HL/CS, etc...). Everything works fine but the Sims 2!!!!! Thanx for reading this crappy huge post!!

[SReynolds]

Hi, i installed Sims 2 on my laptop, it works fine. I want to play the game on my main desktop however and have left the disks at university so I copied accross the directory to my Desktop and it doesn't work, despite it having the same amount of files copied and being the same size.

When I try to run the game it begins to load and then the error message

'Some needed files were corrupted during installation. Please reinstall The Sims 2.'

Is there any way around this? I'm thinking perhaps something in the registry needs to be changed since I did not install the game on this computer, simply copied my directory over from another. Any help would be very welcome, I'll def make a donation if i can get this problem sorted.

I have tried recopying the file, etc and the installed version works fine on the laptop.

Thank you!

SReynolds