[CoasterFreak]

Alright, alright...i gotcha...lemme see if i can find some information on those files

[CoasterFreak]

Follow the instructions I posted on how to install the sims...follow each and every step..even the registry steps.

[matt32]

uhh yeah umm look back at crystalines problem on the 14. thats my problem except i have a real disk. weres the installation guide plzzz plz plzzzzzzzzzzzzzz help

[matt32]

yeah i looked at the installation thing and its allready done all those things. like my frst post said the voice 6 pack cant be found from media or w/e. so like i said plz plz plz plz plz plz help !!!!

[Tara_leigh11]

My sims 2 does'nt recognise directx 9.0 i have installed it and when i click on EAsyinfo it has recognised it but when i click my game it still comes up with "Failed to find any DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics adapters in this system! Please make sure youn have a DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics adapter and have installed the latest drivers provided by the manufacturer. The application will now terminate."

I have Got it on my system so why wont it let me play??????? please help

[CoasterFreak]

This means your video card is not direct-x compatible and is not compatible with the game. Unfortunately, the only way to get around this is to upgrade your video card.

[Peter Fuller]

I have just finished fighting my way through SIMS 2 installation issues which I finally tracked down to my BTC IDE1108 Optical Drive. Substituting a generic straight CD read only drive, about two years old, has solved the problem. The gentleman at the game shop who suggested this solution to me thought it might be related to the copy protection mechanism used by the game, as the BTC drive has installed plenty of non-copy protected software without any trouble.

I'm bringing this issue to the attention of the forum because it is not straightforward to diagnose. In my case, installation of SIMS 2 was initially successful but there then started to be a lengthy sequence of unexplained system failures with the SIMS 2 crashing and the standard message "Send this to Microsoft" coming up. This was following by complete failure of reinstallation. All of this appears to be resolved (touch wood) by installing the new (old) cd drive.

I would be interested to know if anyone else has had this problem and what they might have done about it.

[Eskimo Boy]

Hi im new here, and I wanted to know that if i buy Sims 2 if it will run smooth on my computer. My specs are the following:

-Pentium 4 2.4 Ghz Processor
-512 mb RAM
-80 gig harddrive, 60 gig free
-Radeon 9600 XT graphic card

I would really appreciate it if you would let me know.

[Eskimo Boy]

Oh yea and by the way, my graphic card is a agp 4x, will that affect the performance since its not an 8x?

[CarlCannabis]

Argh. So I've been playing the Sims 2 CD version, and it kept crashing. I've tried everything I could think of, updating the drivers for sound and video, fast writes off, fast writes on... to no avail. I even tried formatting a hard drive and reinstalling windows to see if it was just the install I had. No luck!

It's driving me nuts... here's my stats:

Windows XP Professional
Pentium 4 3.2ghz with Hyperthreading 1 meg cache
1 gig DDR 400 RAM
BTC CD ROM
BTD DVD ROM
Radeon 9800 pro

It has onboard sound by Realtek, and I also tried putting in an old Audigy. It seems to run for a while, sometimes long, sometimes short and then it says "The application has crashed. The application will now terminate." No reason, anything.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Carl

[CarlCannabis]

Originally Posted by Eskimo Boy

Hi im new here, and I wanted to know that if i buy Sims 2 if it will run smooth on my computer. My specs are the following:

-Pentium 4 2.4 Ghz Processor
-512 mb RAM
-80 gig harddrive, 60 gig free
-Radeon 9600 XT graphic card

I would really appreciate it if you would let me know.

Oh and I'm not a tech here, but those stats should be fine for running the Sims 2.

It would run smoother if you got a newer video card and more RAM probably, but that's well within the recommended specs. The video card would be more helpful than the RAM most likely.

I hope I helped.

[CoasterFreak]

Originally Posted by Peter Fuller

I have just finished fighting my way through SIMS 2 installation issues which I finally tracked down to my BTC IDE1108 Optical Drive. Substituting a generic straight CD read only drive, about two years old, has solved the problem. The gentleman at the game shop who suggested this solution to me thought it might be related to the copy protection mechanism used by the game, as the BTC drive has installed plenty of non-copy protected software without any trouble.

I'm bringing this issue to the attention of the forum because it is not straightforward to diagnose. In my case, installation of SIMS 2 was initially successful but there then started to be a lengthy sequence of unexplained system failures with the SIMS 2 crashing and the standard message "Send this to Microsoft" coming up. This was following by complete failure of reinstallation. All of this appears to be resolved (touch wood) by installing the new (old) cd drive.

I would be interested to know if anyone else has had this problem and what they might have done about it.

Sorry, I've never heard of this problem. Best thing to do is contact Maxis support via www.thesims2.com If that doesn't work, post back here.

[CoasterFreak]

Originally Posted by Eskimo Boy

Hi im new here, and I wanted to know that if i buy Sims 2 if it will run smooth on my computer. My specs are the following:

-Pentium 4 2.4 Ghz Processor
-512 mb RAM
-80 gig harddrive, 60 gig free
-Radeon 9600 XT graphic card

I would really appreciate it if you would let me know.

Your good.

[Eskimo Boy]

Ok, so i went out and bought Sims 2 today, since it would work on my computer, i come home and install it and when I try to play it, it says you dont have a directx 9.0 compatable graphic card, and im have one and its not working. So yea i heard this happened to other people to, how do you solve this problem because i spent 50 dollars on this game?

Thanks for teh help in advance.

[CoasterFreak]

Install Direct-X 9.0c YOu can get this by performing a windows update. Good Luck