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"Bluegenie2" <me@fuil.com> wrote in message
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> "Ron" <rkrebs1@rcn.com> wrote in message
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> > "Bluegenie2" <me@fuil.com> wrote in message
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> > > Hey check this link out.
> > >
> >
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http://eagames.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/eagames.cfg/php/enduser/sims2_std_adp.php?p_faqid=15779&p_created=1095272769&p_sid=GNbBMtxh&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPSZwX3NvcnRfYnk9JnBfZ3JpZHNvcnQ9JnBfcm93X2NudD02OCZwX3Byb2RzPTQ3NCZwX2NhdHM9JnBfcHY9MS40NzQ7Mi51MCZwX2N2PSZwX3BhZ2U9MQ**&p_li=&p_topview=1
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> > > Or just go to the main sims site, then to the help section, then
> technical
> > > and gameplay issues, then it's the second question there.
> > >
> > You don't think I'd come here spreading "wild conspiracy" theories
> without
> > "googling" for a week or two? That web page above? Been there, done
that.
> > I've been all over their support pages. I've been inside and out of her
> > computer. I've reinstalled WinXP Pro twice. Tried it with/without SP1.
Do
> I
> > have 9.0c installed? Is that what they included with the CDs? That's
what
> it
> > says....do you think they're lying about what version of DX9 they gave
> > me???? Nah, I dl'd a DX9.0c control panel applet and, YEP 9.0c is loaded
> and
> > DXdiag also confirmed that. I've tried three different CD ROMs, I have
> > changed IDE ribbon cables, defragged HDD and pagefile, have increased
> system
> > cache, have tried running under various OS compatibilities, have reset
CD
> > ROMs to PIO 4 mode rather than UDMA 2, have unistalled/reinstalled video
> > drivers unknown number of times(using driver cleaners, of course), have
> > tried debugging of DX9, and the thing that bites it all, other DX9
> required
> > games run fine. This Sims2 game runs fine. ONLY on the four other
> computers
> > in my network, NOT hers. WHY? She has more system ram than three of
those
> > four, and a higher cpu speed than all of those other four. All five
> systems
> > run XP Pro. BUT, here's the main difference. I built those other four
with
> > ABIT mobos. She had an aging ABIT BH6 Slot 1 so I found what I thought
was
> a
> > decent replacement. Albatron PM266 Pro with a VIA chipset. It could be
> that.
> > But then why will all other games play on it EXCEPT this one? Nah, they
> > tightened the screws on this way too much. It's a conspiracy.
>
> Well good for you
> Seems as if you have done everything, so it probably is the last thing,
the
> mobo.
>
> I know you are frustrated about all of this but there is no reason to be
> rude to everyone that responds to you.
It pisses me off when people tell ya to read the requirements on the box
before you buy. WHY THE HELL DO YOU THINK I UPGRADED HER SYSTEM, YOU IDIOT?
Not you, but that azzwipe Rico. I always read the box. Some jerk offs think
they have to chime in on how it MUST be something I forgot to do. That's why
I posted in lengthy detail how I covered ALL, I REPEAT ALL the bases.
Frustrated? Hell yes! Thank god some other poster has confirmed he has had
the same problems. If it IS my daughter's system, why does it happily play
other DX required games? Apparently they're not as stringent on play
requirements and Sims 2 does not tout revolutionary graphics. Why put out
one of the most popular games with restrictions that affect almost everyone.
What does Sims 2 bring to the graphics table that the predecessors lacked?
And even so, why not allow the user to select the level of display so that
one does not have to install 9.0c?
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