Hi! Hello. I have the dreaded problem that many, many users seem to have when attempting to play the Sims 2 Ultimate Collection (digital download): my GPU is too new for the game to recognize. I've been scowering the forum for the past couple of days now, and have tried almost any and everything, to no avail. I'm running Windows 10 62-bit, which I understand has some issues with the game.
Basically my problem is that whenever I attempt to run the Sims 2, I get the dreaded text box of "failed to find any directx 9.0c compatible graphics adapters the application will terminate, etc..." I have installed Graphic Rules Maker. I've switched the GPU from Intel integrated to Nvidia GTX, ran as administrator, ran in compatibility mode for Windows XP 3, downloaded and unzipped/installed the Graphic and Video rules SGR files, made sure they were both in the "config" and "csconfig" folders, and added "-w" to open in windowed mode for the shortcut.
I don't have any problems with the game crashing when attempting to load, but when I open in windowed mode, it stays in 320x320 resolution, even though I've changed the max res to 1920x1080 in the game files. Additionally, I should add that I tried the video and graphic rules fix for my intel GPU, but haven't done so for the Nvidia one, but I'm losing hope here.
TL;DR: So, I can't open the game without adding the "-w" mode to the shortcut, or otherwise I get the DirectX error. If I open the program in windowed mode, it's stuck at 320x320 or something similar resolution.
Would anyone possibly have a solution to this? I'm a breath away from buying an old Windows 7 laptop just so I can play the game without wanting to rip out my hair. I'm pasting my most recent config log as well as graphic rules and video cards for further clarification. Any advice welcome!
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Config Log.docx (Size: 18.67 KB / Downloads: 1)
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Graphic Rules.docx (Size: 29.61 KB / Downloads: 0)
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Video Cards.docx (Size: 23.19 KB / Downloads: 0)
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Directx Error.docx (Size: 57.84 KB / Downloads: 0)
Basically my problem is that whenever I attempt to run the Sims 2, I get the dreaded text box of "failed to find any directx 9.0c compatible graphics adapters the application will terminate, etc..." I have installed Graphic Rules Maker. I've switched the GPU from Intel integrated to Nvidia GTX, ran as administrator, ran in compatibility mode for Windows XP 3, downloaded and unzipped/installed the Graphic and Video rules SGR files, made sure they were both in the "config" and "csconfig" folders, and added "-w" to open in windowed mode for the shortcut.
I don't have any problems with the game crashing when attempting to load, but when I open in windowed mode, it stays in 320x320 resolution, even though I've changed the max res to 1920x1080 in the game files. Additionally, I should add that I tried the video and graphic rules fix for my intel GPU, but haven't done so for the Nvidia one, but I'm losing hope here.
TL;DR: So, I can't open the game without adding the "-w" mode to the shortcut, or otherwise I get the DirectX error. If I open the program in windowed mode, it's stuck at 320x320 or something similar resolution.
Would anyone possibly have a solution to this? I'm a breath away from buying an old Windows 7 laptop just so I can play the game without wanting to rip out my hair. I'm pasting my most recent config log as well as graphic rules and video cards for further clarification. Any advice welcome!
Config Log.docx (Size: 18.67 KB / Downloads: 1)
Graphic Rules.docx (Size: 29.61 KB / Downloads: 0)
Video Cards.docx (Size: 23.19 KB / Downloads: 0)
Directx Error.docx (Size: 57.84 KB / Downloads: 0)