Can't Run TS2 UC because I don't have DirectX 9.0c-SOLVED

Did you try the option, Run as administrator? Right click on the start up- desktop option- choose Run as administrator.

"EricasFreePlay;d-948331" wrote:
I keep getting an error that new laptop doesn't have DirectX 9.0c. The rest of the specs match/exceed what is required for the game. Anything I can do to help run the game? I have installed Graphics Rules Maker and tweaked it to what I want. Thanks.

This is directly related to not setting up the Graphic Rule Maker properly according to Leefish site (which we can't link for some odd reason). Make sure you set up the Config files correctly. But Leefish has an article about the Intel chip throwing this error.

"EricasFreePlay;c-16738322" wrote:
I tried that and it didn't work. I even tried on an older laptop I didn't know I still had and I got an error that Origin was offline when it really wasn't. I guess I just won't be able to play my favorite game on this laptop.

@Jules111 can help you with the Graphic Rule Maker set up and your card not being seen by it more than I can.

http://leefish.nl/mybb/forumdisplay.php?fid=21

the plum is not a curse word, it's the fish's name (person) of the site who created the graphic rule maker and they can help you there with Windows 10

You can get instructions for editing your files by hand here. http://simlili.tumblr.com/post/146373494212

The direct x error message means the game is not recognizing your graphics card, it actually has nothing to do with direct x.

"Cinebar;c-16739080" wrote:

"EricasFreePlay;c-16738322" wrote:
I tried that and it didn't work. I even tried on an older laptop I didn't know I still had and I got an error that Origin was offline when it really wasn't. I guess I just won't be able to play my favorite game on this laptop.

@Jules111 can help you with the Graphic Rule Maker set up and your card not being seen by it more than I can.

LOL! Missed a 1.. no notification. :D

Lol that is ok. It is not really hard. First did you run the graphic rules? It doesn't work fully with all graphics cards, but what it does do is find the number for your card which saves you a lot of searching. What do you have for a graphics card? I would need to know this before I could advise on that file. If you did run the graphic rules, which I believe you said you did, your card should be listed (just not properly in some cases) it should be on the bottom of the list, of the type of card it is, in the video card file.

I can advise on the graphics rules for now though. What you want to do is look for a section in the graphics rules file that looks something like I have below. It should be in the 5th section (if you count each area separated by ########### as a section.)

Files can be found in (whatever drive you installed on) -> Program files x86 -> Origin games -> The Sims 2 UC -> Fun with pets -> SP9 -> TS Data-> Res -> Config (note because you ran graphic rules, you will have 2 files in there. The original which will end in a .bak, and one that just says graphic rules (or have a .sgr at the end) You want the one that does NOT say .bak)

if (not $useSoftwareRasterizer)
# failed to obtain device texture memory size, force to 32MB
if ($textureMemory = 0)
seti textureMemory 6052
setb textureMemorySizeOK false
endif

Where it says seti textureMemory you want to put in the memory for your graphics card. Go to run, type in Dxdiag. When it opens, click on the display tab at the top. Look for the line that says Display memory Put that number in were I have 6052 listed in the graphics rules file. Save your file.

Next go down that file further. About 3 quarters of the way down, section 8, you will see a area that looks something like this.


option ScreenModeResolution
setting $Low
uintProp maxResWidth 1920
uintProp maxResHeight 1080
uintProp defaultResWidth 1920
uintProp defaultResHeight 1080

setting $MediumButDefaultLow
uintProp maxResWidth 1920
uintProp maxResHeight 1080
uintProp defaultResWidth 1920
uintProp defaultResHeight 1080

setting $Medium
uintProp maxResWidth 1920
uintProp maxResHeight 1080
uintProp defaultResWidth 1920
uintProp defaultResHeight 1080

setting $High
# GraphicsRulesMaker Tweak: Custom maximum resolution
uintProp maxResWidth 1920
uintProp maxResHeight 1080
# GraphicsRulesMaker Tweak: Custom default resolution
uintProp defaultResWidth 1920
uintProp defaultResHeight 1080
end

Note your numbers next to yours may be different. Just change them all to what I have above. Again save. Make sure it is saved, it is a real PITA to have to go back and do it again if it doesn't. I have had that happen, I now hit save like 4 or 5 times before I dare to exit the file. :D Once you are sure all your changes are staying (exit out and go back in and look at it) make a COPY of the file, and put it in the CSConfig file as well. ( located in the games files right under the Config file) Let it replace the one in there, or delete the one in there out and put that one in. Your graphics rules are now done. :)

I will get back to you on the graphics card when I know what to look for. :)

Ok I finished the Graphics Rules. That was easy. Now I need to find my video card file. Where would that Intel list be located? Thanks.

"JULES1111;c-16746003" wrote:

"EricasFreePlay;c-16745486" wrote:
No luck. Did everything posted and still no luck. I guess the UC just hates this laptop. I have uninstalled it from my laptop but kept it on Origin.

Sorry wish I could of been more help. I don't understand why it wouldn't at least start.

I had an issue where if I ran the graphics rule maker, it would throw DirectX9 issues on my Windows 7 computer. I'd repair the game and it would be just fine. I was fine on that computer without needing to use it (I was trying for the shadow fix, which was the only thing I had a problem with on that computer). I just manually fixed it on my new computer without running the graphics rule maker on my new computer.

@EricasFreePlay If you do decide to try again, try just doing the steps that Jules mentioned and not running the graphics rule maker at all.

"EricasFreePlay;c-16746411" wrote:

"Seera1024;c-16746042" wrote:

I had an issue where if I ran the graphics rule maker, it would throw DirectX9 issues on my Windows 7 computer. I'd repair the game and it would be just fine. I was fine on that computer without needing to use it (I was trying for the shadow fix, which was the only thing I had a problem with on that computer). I just manually fixed it on my new computer without running the graphics rule maker on my new computer.

@EricasFreePlay If you do decide to try again, try just doing the steps that Jules mentioned and not running the graphics rule maker at all.

I may just wait until I upgrade again in a few years and then print a sheet with specs of all the games that I play and make sure my next laptop can run all of them.

Sims 2 will likely always need the graphics rules altered due to the new technology. And possible other hoops as technology continues to improve. On one desktop I had to install the early Sims 2 patches in Safe Mode because for whatever reason some software combination I had made installing in normal mode impossible. But on another computer, I had no issues with patching. And the OS was the same.

It's the one downside of wanting to play old games and new games at the same time. While the specs far exceed what the game requires for the old games, the old games weren't coded to recognize the hardware or the OS. Different games respond to that differently. Some don't run at all. Others require hoops to jumped through. Others assume minimum requirements.

Have you tried running the game in windowed mode? I had the same issue with Direct X9, but still wanted to play until I could find a better solution.