sims 2 help please

rissa85225 · 04-21-2009, 05:14 AM

hello, i downloaded sims 2 into my vista computer and it comes p with an error everytime i go to start it telling me that it needs direct x 9c but i have direct x 10. what should i do? I tried to download direct x 9 but obviously i cant download it because i have 10 already. thanks

Tiber Septim · 04-21-2009, 07:45 AM

Hi rissa85225, welcome to TSF.

DirectX 9 and 10 are mutually exclusive. in other words, they don't rely on each other to run and both can be installed on a system without creating any conflicts.

The version for DirectX 9 that comes with Vista does have quite a few issues so it is always best to install the latest version of DirectX 9.0c.
You can get the latest version from here.

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rissa85225 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 1 OS: vista	sims 2 help please hello, i downloaded sims 2 into my vista computer and it comes p with an error everytime i go to start it telling me that it needs direct x 9c but i have direct x 10. what should i do? I tried to download direct x 9 but obviously i cant download it because i have 10 already. thanks

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Tiber Septim Asst Manager, Games Team Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 2,868 OS: Fedora 11 / Windows 7 My System Blog Entries: 5	Re: sims 2 help please Hi rissa85225, welcome to TSF. DirectX 9 and 10 are mutually exclusive. in other words, they don't rely on each other to run and both can be installed on a system without creating any conflicts. The version for DirectX 9 that comes with Vista does have quite a few issues so it is always best to install the latest version of DirectX 9.0c. You can get the latest version from here. __________________ First Steps - System Specs - SIW Help TSF beat Cancer and other serious Illness.