Direct X Error?

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Direct X Error?

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First post :D I run Windows XP and have the Sims2 installed and have played it before with no problems. I uploaded a new pack and am unable to play now.

Failed to find any DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics adapters in this system! etc.

I even went and updated and still nothing. When I used dxdiag to find out the problem, I went through DirectDraw which ran fine then Direct3D:

Test Failed at Step 8 (Creating 3D Device): HRESULT=0x80004005(Genericl Failure)

"" "" HRESULT=0x8876086c(error code)

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I tried to look through the knowledge base and some sites via internet but to no avail. Please let me know if more information is needed.

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Hello Lilyana,

Thank you for posting on Windows Vista Forums. It seems that you will need to reinstall your video card drivers. The error is saying that it's not detecting a Direct X 9.0c video card, which is usually a sign that the video card driver is gone or your card is failing. Let's try the cheaper and easiler option; reinstall the graphics driver.

Please let me know if this helps you.

Zack

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