Nick

You need a better video card. You need at least (actualy better than) a
Nvidia GeForce 6200. Mine works fine with the 8600M GS (Laptop Card) i
recommend you get over a 7300 GT

"ShelliB" wrote:

> I had no problem with installation, but the game crashes upon starting it. I
> have tried several things without success. I have tried running it XP
> compatibility mode and as administrator, I have updated it with the latest
> Sims 2 patch, I have updated my graphics card. Nothing works. I keep
> getting a message that something is not DirectX9 compatable. I don't know if
> you need to know this info, but my graphics card is NVIDIA GeForce 6100.
> Does anyone have any ideas? My 16 year old is driving me nuts trying to get
> this game working!!!
> --
> ShelliB