DirectX Problem

Discussion in 'Software' started by Cobra, Apr 26, 2006.

  1. Cobra

    Cobra Private First Class

    I have a DirectX problem. Applications such as The Sims 2 requires DirectX, but when you go to run the game it says something to the effect that DirectX isn't installed. When I go to dxdiag it says DirectX 9c is installed, but when I go to the "Display" tab the options of DirectDraw Acceleration, Direct3D Acceration, AGP Texture Acceleration, and Text Direct3D aren't available. I have reinstalled DirectX, but this doesn't fix the problem. I have a NVidia GeForce 5200FX graphics card with the latest graphics drivers. This problem started right after I installed The Sims 2 on both of my computers. Any ideas?
     
  2. Hipster Doofus

    Hipster Doofus MajorGeek

    See how you go over here.
     
  3. Cobra

    Cobra Private First Class

    I have gone through that and it doesn't seem to help. I have ran Driver Cleaner and removing the drivers doesn't seem to help at all. When I start Unreal Tournament 2004 it gives the Critical Error:

    "Please enable Direct3D acceleration. You can do this by running dxdiag and enabling Direct 3D acceleration in the Display 1/2 tab after installing DirectX 8.1b (or later) and the latest drivers for your graphics card."

    These problems started after I installed The Sims 2 on both of my computers. I uninstalled that, but still nothing works.
     
  4. Hipster Doofus

    Hipster Doofus MajorGeek

    Is it possible for a system restore to just before installin the sims?
     
  5. Cobra

    Cobra Private First Class

    It would be possible but impractical. This problem has been occuring for over a month now and I've done a lot of things to the system in the last month.
     

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