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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	30 Sep 2004, 02:43	6	11 Feb 2005, 01:25	2596
Does it matter which order you install the EPs? I have OFB but I want NL, will I have to unistall anything? And which disk would i use to play?	25 Aug 2006, 13:35	2	25 Aug 2006, 17:13	2596
HELP! I have been trying to install sims original but the autoplay pops up, i chose english, click install and it gets up to 96% then just goes off and the only thing left up is the autoplay! what do i do???????????	19 Jun 2006, 00:49	1	5 Sep 2006, 19:56	2597
I have a windows 1998 and I downloaded all the Radeon and Catalyst stuff and the DX thingy. It still won't load! It says I don't have the adapters. When I went to clean out my graphics it says I don't have any (which I do)! Please help me! I need the TS2!	27 Nov 2004, 19:59	4	28 Nov 2004, 20:53	2597
Aye if you buy Sims 2 University, do you have to buy the regular Sims 2 to have most things from the regular Sims 2 to the Sims 2 University	24 Jan 2006, 23:11	2	15 Mar 2006, 01:59	2597
can i install the sims 2 on my computer, my other specs are fine, but what about with this as my graphics card-SiS 650_651_M650_740	26 Dec 2004, 00:26	4	2 Mar 2012, 08:04	2599
Does the Patch slow the game down? coz wen i installed it, the whole game ran like it was on Nvidia Geforce 4200 - my old graphics card - and i didnt know why! Do any programmes affect game play? Norton Antivirus Didnt before, It ran fine!? im puzzled!	4 Dec 2004, 20:53	4	5 Dec 2004, 17:44	2600
My sims2 game was working fine on my xp computer until we moved it upstairs,everytime it trys to load up it now says unspecified error and stops loading,could this be due to firewalls or virus software on my computer,if so how can i fix it please?	17 Jan 2005, 20:56	1	18 Jan 2005, 01:19	2603
When I tried to upload my story to thesims2.com, there was this msg: "Upload failed. Transfer timed out. Error code: 6 Transaction ID: 3719047311" The website says it could be a slow connection. But I am using 256K, is it still not fast enough?	27 Dec 2004, 15:44	4	22 Jan 2005, 16:59	2610
When installing directX 9.0 what folder are you suppose to install it in?	15 Aug 2005, 22:35	5	2 Mar 2012, 08:29	2617
hi.I just bought ts2 and i try to install it.When it starts to say the % of the installation it stops at 1% saying that a problm occured in transfering the D:\Support\es\Leeme.txt.Retry or cancel?i retry but it keeps asking ma	9 Mar 2007, 00:12	2	23 Mar 2007, 12:09	2618
same problem here whenever i install the sims2 it says 9.c direct x althought i have it, but the problem is that im running windows 98 and intel graphics 810 and i want to update it i tried to go on the site but i cant update please help is there another	24 Sep 2004, 11:28	1	1 Nov 2004, 22:07	2619
Sims 2 has worked without problems for ages, and now suddenly, it doesn't start!	2 Sep 2008, 12:16	1	3 Sep 2008, 15:12	2627
i have sims 1 can i install any of the sims 2 expansion packs	22 Jan 2006, 15:58	2	18 Apr 2006, 16:46	2629
When I load the Sims 2 onto my laptop the screen display has either "slipped" so I can't see the control panels etc, or they're just not there. All I can see is current sims actions at the top. I'm guessing screen res issues but how do I fix it? Thanks	5 Jun 2006, 16:03	1	6 Jun 2006, 15:36	2638
dose it work on Win98?	26 Sep 2004, 21:02	4	23 Mar 2007, 05:42	2640
I am TRYING to install the Sims 2. It stays at 23% on the 2nd Disc everytime...I have waited about 2 hours. Is this normal? I have Windows XP so it should work.	1 Aug 2006, 03:08	2	17 Feb 2012, 03:54	2661
When i insert disk one of the sims 2, after a few seconds of installation, a error comes up saying ' a problem occurred whentrying to transfer the file 'TSData\Res\Sims3D\Sims0.8package' from the media.' then when i try to retry it happens again!HELP ME!!	18 Apr 2006, 16:44	1	27 Jul 2006, 03:24	2670
I just bought the sims 2 yesterday and the installation went fine and everything, but when I tried to open it up, an error message came up and said that I needed "DirectX 9.0c compatible grphics adapter"... I have windows ME, can someone help?	9 Nov 2004, 20:56	2	10 Nov 2004, 00:16	2672
If I buy Sims 2, University and Nightlife expansion packs which disk do I need to run the program	30 Nov 2005, 01:19	1	12 Jan 2006, 22:38	2675
I have bought a brand new Dell 2400 Computer. I'm trying to install TS2 and it stops at 23% over and over. The game then ceases to respond. I've seen other people with this problem but no one has said what a solution is..	31 May 2005, 01:48	4	27 Jul 2005, 20:15	2676
When I download Sims 2 it comes up with a error message at the end saying the File .DLL is missing. Does anyone know what this is?	11 Oct 2004, 14:53	2	11 Oct 2004, 20:43	2694
I keep on trying to install Sims 2 Holiday expansion pack...first disc works and it asks for disc 2..i put it in, but when it reaches 32% it freezes up and stops responding..i have a dell inspiron 1300, can i fix this:? on another try, it stops at disc 4	6 Apr 2006, 06:34	5	2 Mar 2012, 08:29	2715
When I try to download the sims 2 University Expansion Pack the installation process stops at the file "TSBin/Sims2EPI.exe, by this point it is at 65% progress...it won't go any further ...I have windows xp and a brand new computer	5 Sep 2005, 11:20	4	6 Sep 2005, 02:13	2720
my game froze. i can't make the sims do anything.. i can't even cancel their actions. anyone know what i can do?	28 Dec 2004, 21:32	1	10 Jan 2005, 21:47	2743

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