Graphic Card Help?

[123blissb]

I just installed the Sims 3 Deluxe onto my laptop, and everything installed right, all patches worked and nothing horrible happened to my laptop. But when I click on the game launcher, I get this heart crushing warning:

"device 0 cannot find supported video hardware"

OS: Windows XP Home Edition
CPU: Intel Atom CPU N450
RAM: 1014MB RAM
MANUFACTURER/MODEL: Acer Aspire One Laptop
Graphics Card: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3150

Does anyone know if you can change out the graphic card for a Acer Aspire One laptop? Or should I just cut my losses and sell TS3? I have asked around, (read: Google) and I just hear a "abandon all hope message". I am hope that you MTSimmers can help me.

Thanks,
~123blissb
(Note: I'm sorry if this is in the wrong spot, this seemed like the only place to post)

[ellacharmed]

Sims 3 is not meant to be played on a netbook - it does not meet the hardware specs.
You're gonna harm that little wee one by forcing the issue - Game Help:Your Computer is Like a Car. :)

And yeah, Sims 3 Help is in another forum subsection. But since this will close soon enough, as there's nothing to be done to even help that netbook pretend to be a laptop/desktop, I'll just let it slide...this time. ;)

[123blissb]

Sorry @ellacharm *sheepish grin* I guess I need to find a new computer?

[ellacharmed]

Just as well I haven't lock it, huh? :)

No old desktop to upgrade?

Then do read the SysReq in my siggy, the suggestions in stickies to kick off your research, and the threads here to see what others were asking and what they end up purchasing.

If you have some links you want opinions of their suitability on, then supply the following info as well:
- budget
- intended use: ie light (surfing, gaming 1hr/day) or intensive (video encoding/transcoding, gaming > 6hrs/day); is Sims 3 your most-resource-hungry game or do you play others like Crysis 2, etc?
- country of purchase
- what you need: OS, monitor, wired/wireless connection, the whole works? Or just bits and recycling from another PC? Then we need the specs of the old PC. Game Help:System Specs

[123blissb]

Ok, thanks for your help! I will try that!