you need to find out what your graphics card is (make and model)as it may not be compatible with Sims 2 or it just may need updating, if you can send me the details i will try and help you further
DirectX 11 can be downloaded onto a computer by visiting the download site directly. Just be sure to double check that no malware is to be included in the download.
You probably do not have the latest version of DirectX installed. DirectX is a graphics driver that can be downloaded of the DirectX website and installed for free.
You need first to download the software to the location of choice in your computer. Locate the downloaded file and double click the application. Follow the onscreen instructions to install DirectX-9.06.
Directx 11 can be downloaded from microsoft.com. It will be available on the Microsoft download center. if you are using Windows it can be downloaded for free here www.tomsguide.com/us/download/DirectX,0301-2158.html
The DirectX software may be downloaded from the Microsoft Download Center site. By downloading the Direct SDK one will receive DirectX Runtime and all the software that is needed to create DirectX compliant applications.
Having the software is not enough, check to see if your graphics card supports that version of directx
There is no need to download DirectX 3. Versions of DirectX up to DirectX 9 are backwards-compatible. So if you have one version, you can use games and programs that require a previous version. Besides, the DirectX 3 installerwasmeant to be used only on Windows 95, and would probably cause problems if installed on later versions.
No. The hardware in the card only supports DirectX 6 interfaces. You can use it with later versions of DirectX, but games that rely on hardware rendering of newer versions will probably not work.
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Yes. It is 2 discs though for installation. Also make sure these things are on your computer so the game is compatible:1 GHz or greater Pentium or equivalent class CPU,128 MB of RAM,1 GB or more of hard drive space,32 MB DirectX 9.0 compatible video card,16 bit DirectX compatible sound card,24X CD-ROM drive, mouse, and speakers
No. You may be able to use it with a DirectX 9 game, but the hardware does not support it, so you would have to use software rendering.
Yes. Until directx 10 all versions are backward compatible with older drivers. So the TNT2 should work with all versions of directx up to 9. The catch is that it will not be able to use all the features of later versions.