"Cinebar;c-18097901" wrote:
Sorry, No. The name is what is censored. Not anything else about that site. There is another thread here where Jules1111 answer the DirectX9 error problem. You may have to search for that here or I will try to link it and set your Config file manually by Hand. The error really has nothing to do with DirectX9 but actually Memory that is listed for your Card in the Config File if I remember the correct information from lee's site.
I believe I had to do this when I switched to Windows 10 a few years ago. I had to type in that file a different amount of Memory. Then it worked.
That's why you need to find the instructions of what to change and where instead of just watching a video that didn't help in your situation. Actually, those videos don't help everyone and most had to set their card recognition by hand in many cases with this issue. (DirectX9 Error).
I will see if I can find some instructions for you if you have run the Graphics Rule Maker and it didn't find your card or set the right amount of Memory for you. You will need to do this all by hand, manually, make sure to back up your original Config file and put it on the desktop for safe keeping in case something goes wrong. I will search around to see if I can re-find some instructions for you.
ETA: Please Note: Fixes have to go into these two files! (qutoes from Lee's site of how to fix this issue)
WHERE TO INSTALL FIXES: IF You Have TS2UC
In the Program folders:
\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Fun with Pets\SP9\TSData\Res\Config\
\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Fun with Pets\SP9\TSData\Res\CsConfig\
MUST BE INSTALLED IN BOTH FOLDERS
If you have the DVD's
In the Program folders:
\Program Files (x86)\EA\The Sims 2 - \TSData\Res\Config\
\Program Files (x86)\EA\The Sims 2 - \TSData\Res\CSConfig\
MUST BE INSTALLED IN BOTH FOLDERS
I will be back with more instructions when I find them.
*Here you go: Scroll down to Jules1111 instructions of how to edit those files manually. Your card may be different from the Intel card mentioned if I remember correctly..didn't reread the whole thread.
Make sure your card is known by the Graphics Rule Maker and set in it before doing any of this. It would help you a lot.
Follow the instructions by Jules to change some things in the Config files (Noted where they are above in this thread)
I hope you get to play again. Lee and Jules have saved my games many times because I never remember what to edit when I change a pc. lol
Note: Where it says to change the memory..that amount didn't work for me, I do believe I had to set mine (years ago) to more than 8000 per noted on Lee's site somewhere.
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/948331/cant-run-ts2-uc-because-i-dont-have-directx-9-0c-solved/p1
Back with a report. Graphics Rules Makers recognizes my card and says its in the database (I checked the videocard.sgr file too and my card is there). I've gone through and edited all the necessary files following that forum post but the error is still there :(. From reading further into that forum post, it seems that the issue may be fixed by running the game in fullscreen windowed mode but I don't how to do that since the game doesn't launch without error.
