Hi all,
I'm having the classic "Failed to find any DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics adapters" error whenever I try to run TS2--the only way I can get the game to run is in windowed mode, which isn't particularly fun. I'm running Windows 10 with an Intel graphics card from 2018 (which you'll be able to see in my config-log file). I've tried many different things--I can tell that this is an issue with my video card not being recognized, so I used the Graphics Rules Maker to add my card to the database, which seemed to work since the card is being recognized in my config file, but I'm still getting the same DirectX error message. I've double checked that the path to the game is correct (Apartment Life is my most recent expansion, and the files are being modified in the AL folder, so that shouldn't be an issue), and I've even run dxdiag to make sure my card supports DirectX (it does--I have DirectX 12.0). It sounds like even though my card is in the database now, there is some sort of disconnect that makes the game not take advantage of my card or its features somehow.
Would anyone be able to give me some guidance? I'm also wondering if this could be related to texture memory, which is also odd because I'm pretty sure that I enabled Graphics Rules Maker to change texture memory.
I've included my config file, a screenshot of the error (just in case), and a screenshot of the settings I'm using with Graphics Rules Maker. I'm also running the game from the CD. I'm also running the game by using the command line (in admin mode) to execute the Sims 2 launcher because of a weird security feature that Windows added in an update that blocks any attempts to run the game from the shortcut, but I don't think that should change anything.
Thanks in advance!
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SAHAJTHEPC-config-log.txt (Size: 10.63 KB / Downloads: 6)
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Error.png (Size: 155.13 KB / Downloads: 10)
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GRM.png (Size: 159.02 KB / Downloads: 10)
I'm having the classic "Failed to find any DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics adapters" error whenever I try to run TS2--the only way I can get the game to run is in windowed mode, which isn't particularly fun. I'm running Windows 10 with an Intel graphics card from 2018 (which you'll be able to see in my config-log file). I've tried many different things--I can tell that this is an issue with my video card not being recognized, so I used the Graphics Rules Maker to add my card to the database, which seemed to work since the card is being recognized in my config file, but I'm still getting the same DirectX error message. I've double checked that the path to the game is correct (Apartment Life is my most recent expansion, and the files are being modified in the AL folder, so that shouldn't be an issue), and I've even run dxdiag to make sure my card supports DirectX (it does--I have DirectX 12.0). It sounds like even though my card is in the database now, there is some sort of disconnect that makes the game not take advantage of my card or its features somehow.
Would anyone be able to give me some guidance? I'm also wondering if this could be related to texture memory, which is also odd because I'm pretty sure that I enabled Graphics Rules Maker to change texture memory.
I've included my config file, a screenshot of the error (just in case), and a screenshot of the settings I'm using with Graphics Rules Maker. I'm also running the game from the CD. I'm also running the game by using the command line (in admin mode) to execute the Sims 2 launcher because of a weird security feature that Windows added in an update that blocks any attempts to run the game from the shortcut, but I don't think that should change anything.
Thanks in advance!
SAHAJTHEPC-config-log.txt (Size: 10.63 KB / Downloads: 6)
Error.png (Size: 155.13 KB / Downloads: 10)
GRM.png (Size: 159.02 KB / Downloads: 10)