i cant find the answer to this on here anywhere the exact message im getting when i try to start the game is "failed to intialize Direct3d. Please make sure directx 9.0c has been installed on this system. the application will now terminate what do i do

Asked at 02:43 on Thursday 30 September 2004 by austin (PissedAtSims2)

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at last...there's a persont thas has a same problem as i

Answered at 13:55 on Thursday 30 September 2004 by rescue Answer Rating: Not Rated Yet.

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my friend was getting the same thing on his computer he reformated and it worked fine.......this is just pissing me off to no end though ea wont help and nothing seems to work, so i may be reformating as well

Answered at 18:35 on Thursday 30 September 2004 by austin (PissedAtSims2) Answer Rating: Not Rated Yet.

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Start -> Run -> type "dxdiag".

On the Display tab, enable Direct3D Animation.

Failing that, see my latest Extra.

Answered at 19:32 on Thursday 30 September 2004 by Neil Jones (NKTP) Answer Rating: Not Rated Yet.

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doesnt work mang

Answered at 20:42 on Thursday 30 September 2004 by austin (PissedAtSims2) Answer Rating: Not Rated Yet.

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i get the same msg. i have direct x 9.0c but not direct 3d how do i get this? plz help reply to this or email me delonge_chick182@hotmail.com i really wanna play it.

Answered at 15:07 on Wednesday 6 October 2004 by elizabeth (beth) Answer Rating: Not Rated Yet.

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i am getting the same thing as well, it is driving me crazy. I have been playing it since last september when it came out and suddenly it has stopped working, i am not sure weather it is caused by Windows XP 2 upgrade. It was working perfectly, but now i get that annoying message, in "dxdiag" it tells me i don't even have directx c but i have taken sims 2 off the computer and loaded it back on an yet it stil won't work. If anybody has an answer it would be awesome. Although i am that close to reformatting!!!

Answered at 01:25 on Friday 11 February 2005 by Mel (Frangipani06) Answer Rating: Not Rated Yet.

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