Failed to find directx 9 compatible adapter
wizard_merlin:
Have you tried a different no-CD crack? maybe that is the problem. You didn't mention whether your system is 32 or 64-bit, although it shouldn't matter that much. I got my no-CD .exe from game copy world and that's all it does. Might be worth a try.
I loaded Sims 2 a while back and it ran without a problem, only the minor annoyance of not supporting the monitors native resolution.
My system is win 7 64-bit, 6 GB RAM and an Nvidia GTX295 (dual-board) graphics, with an i7 CPU.
Liz:
Trying a different crack gets me the exact same error, so that's probably not it. (And yes, my box is 64-bit too.)
Thinking I may have to go through the whole, tedious uninstall/reinstall routine with fingers crossed and hope for the best (unless anyone else has an idea?). That'll have to wait until tonight, though, when I've had a lot more sleep and slightly less beer. And I don't know if this'll find an answer here, but I'm not eager to necromance another thread over this same installation... Since I'm planning to use clean/empty templates, does anyone know if that makes a difference in whether I install to Program Files x86, Program Files, or some other location? There was some talk about problems there in the Clean/Empty Hood Templates thread, but I wasn't sure if there was a definitive answer for it.
Sita:
If it helps any - I had similar problems - and reinstalled computer completely to a XP 64 bit system.
Installing to the default location is probably a good idea, or so I have been told. So that is C:\Program Files (x86)
One thing someone said, and worked for me on the old 32 bit system for a while, was - make sure the AntiVirus is switched OFF before installing the graphics drivers.
The other thing is that I have NOT been able to get my No-CD hack (even freshly downloaded) to run at ALL, EVER, on the Win 64 bit system. Game works perfectly (touch wood) from the disk. So I have had, in the end, to choose Securom over not playing ANY Sims 2. Does your game work from the disk?
wizard_merlin:
I installed TS2 onto E: Drive where I install all of my games to reduce clutter on the main drive. I didn't try using old saves or anything, so can't say if that would cause an issue.
When you installed, did the game at some stage say it wanted to install DirectX 9? If so, did you let it?
Djinnie:
I run my game from a no-cd crack in the 64 bit program files on a windows 7 system. I had exactly the same problem. With me, the cause was the installation of the no-cd crack. Before going through the hassle of uninstall/reinstall, it might be worth double checking the location of your no-cd crack. I spent hours downloading drivers etc, to find that moving the crack's location solved it in seconds. Since then, it's run beautifully with no crashes/freezes etc, so it is possible I promise.
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