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sims2ultralover5
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#1 Old 28th May 2019 at 2:17 AM Last edited by sims2ultralover5 : 28th May 2019 at 10:54 PM.

This user has the following games installed:

Sims 2, University, Nightlife, Open for Business, Pets, Seasons, Bon Voyage, Free Time, Apartment Life
Default Need DirectX9 to run Sims 2 error? *FIXED*
Edit: I got my game to work by following this thread


I have tried many things to fix what is said below. I keep getting this error now:

How do I fix this? I have windows 10.

I got a new gaming PC and it works wonderfully with my game, and it has a very good graphics card, more than capable of handling Sims 2.

However, when I went to edit the graphics, the "Smooth Edges" option is grayed out. The game looks very blocky and before getting this new high quality computer, I was playing Sims 2 on a 12 year old basic PC with generic graphics with Smooth Edges to the most smooth. I know it's not the PC that's the problem. What do I do to enable this?

I found this thread, and the last post explains kind of how to fix it (maybe), but it doesn't make sense to me how to do it. Where do I find that file and where to I put that "cheat"?

Edit: I'm hoping what this link says to do will fix it. I will try it out.
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joandsarah77
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#2 Old 28th May 2019 at 2:46 AM
You need the graphic rules done so your new PC sees your card and also the 4 gb patch and possibly a few other tweaks like stanby memory.
https://www.simsnetwork.com/tools/graphics-rules-maker
and Sticky thread in help http://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=610641
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sims2ultralover5
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#3 Old 28th May 2019 at 3:23 AM Last edited by sims2ultralover5 : 28th May 2019 at 10:53 PM.
Default Need DirectX9 to run Sims 2 error? *FIXED*
I got it to work by following this thread
joandsarah77
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#4 Old 28th May 2019 at 3:57 AM
I had to download and install DirectX 9 as well but it was something else that messed it up. Make sure to delete cache files and neighbourhood manager and try to load it again.
"I dream of a better tomorrow, where chickens can cross the road and not be questioned about their motives." - Unknown
~Call me Jo~
sims2ultralover5
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#5 Old 28th May 2019 at 10:51 AM
I reinstalled Mansion & Garden Stuff and the game runs now, but I still have to fix the screen resolution and smooth edges. I'm going to try and follow the directions from this link.
sims2ultralover5
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#6 Old 28th May 2019 at 10:08 PM Last edited by sims2ultralover5 : 28th May 2019 at 10:32 PM.
Quote: Originally posted by sims2ultralover5
I reinstalled Mansion & Garden Stuff and the game runs now, but I still have to fix the screen resolution and smooth edges. I'm going to try and follow the directions from this link.


Nothing I do is working... I keep getting the Directx9 error. I have Windows 10. I tried running in compatibility mode on all possible options and nothing is working.
joandsarah77
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#7 Old 28th May 2019 at 10:44 PM
If you installed the 4 gb patch you can't run in compatibility mode. Post #2 on the sticky thread.

You may have to install directX9 as I said above.
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