Directx 9.0 Error

[brielle.]

Hi,
I do apologize if this has already been asked, but I haven`t been able to find a solution. I have all EP's except Pets, but up to Bon Voyage. When I tried to play the game, I got this error message:

"Failed to find any DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics adapters in this system! Please make sure you have a DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics adapter and have installed the latest drivers provided by the manufacturer. The application will now terminate."

I am running Windows Vista, here are the rest of my system specs:
System Information
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System Information
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Time of this report: 10/17/2008, 10:51:20
Machine name: SHEDA-PC
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.vistasp1_gdr.080917-1612)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Dell Inc.System Model: Inspiron 530
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.4GHz
Memory: 3070MB RAM
Page File: 1333MB used, 5008MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 10
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 6.00.6001.18000 32bit Unicode

Display Devices
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce 9500 GT
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0640&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A1
Display Memory: 2289 MB
Dedicated Memory: 1010 MB
Shared Memory: 1279 MB
Current Mode: 1680 x 1050 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Dell SP2009W
Driver Name: nvd3dum.dll,nvwgf2um.dll
Driver Version: 7.15.0011.7824 (English)
DDI Version: 10
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 10/7/2008 13:33:00, 5963776 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes

I have also uninstalled my drivers, used DriverCleaner.net to clean the system, and then reinstalled the most recent drivers and I'm still getting the same error message. I followed the instructions in the thread here from MTS2: http://nene.modthesims2.com/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:Graphics_Cards

[simsample]

Does your card pass all of the directx diagnostic tests? Also try removing the config folder from Documents\ EA Games\ The Sims 2.

[brielle.]

Thanks for your reply. I removed the Config folder from Documents\ EA Games\ The Sims 2, and still no luck. The DirectX Diagnostic test is the dxdiag, correct? How do I know what is a pass/fail?

[simsample]

D'oh, I must have missed that you were on Vista- you can't do the DX tests on Vista like you can on XP. Does dxdiag report that Directdraw and Direct3d are enabled, and that your driver is detected correctly?

[brielle.]

Yes it says that both Directdraw and Direct3d are enabled. The driver is detected correctly. With the specs that I have is my computer actually able to handle Bon Voyage, Seasons was working fine. I'm starting to lose hope that I'll never get it to work.

[brielle.]

Problem solved, you can go ahead and close this thread. Thanks for the help :)

[callistra]

I am interested what you did to fix it. Would you share please?

[brielle.]

I ended up uninstalling and then reinstalling it, and everything seemed to work fine after that.

[simsample]

Cool, well done for fixing it!