The Sims 2 Problem!

[Meggerz]

Hi Guys

Was just wondering if anyone could help me - I'm having problems with running my version of the Sims 2 University. I've been playing it for over a year now and it's worked fine. I haven't played it for a couple of months but now whenever I go to turn it on, I get the error message:

Failed to find any DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics adapters in this system! Please make sure you have a DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics adapter and have installed the latest drivers provided by the manufacturer. The application will now terminate.

I have been having driver issues (see my thread in the drivers forum). I've downloaded DirectX 9.0c three times now - I've heard of this kind of problem on other computing forum sites but no one seems to be able to come up with a solution...

If anyone has any advice for me I'd be really grateful. Thanks in advance.

[Meggerz]

Anyone who wants any information on the software I'm using, my Berlac report is below:

Operating System
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (build 2600)

System Model
TOSHIBA TECRA A3 PTA30A-01X002
System Serial Number: 15184337K
Enclosure Type: Notebook

Processor
1.50 gigahertz Intel Celeron M
64 kilobyte primary memory cache
1024 kilobyte secondary memory cache

Main Circuit Board
Board: TOSHIBA EAT10/EAT20
BIOS: TOSHIBA V1.10 01/13/2005

Drives
40.05 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
2.79 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space
MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ-830S [CD-ROM drive]
SAMSUNG MP0402H [Hard drive] (40.06 GB) -- drive 0, s/n S03WJ10L393996, rev YQ200-04, SMART Status: Healthy

Memory Modules
504 Megabytes Installed Memory
Slot 'M1' has 512 MB
Slot 'M2' is Empty

Controllers
Intel(R) 82801FBM Ultra ATA Storage Controllers - 2653
Primary IDE Channel [Controller]
Secondary IDE Channel [Controller]

Bus Adaptors
Generic CardBus Controller
Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB Universal Host Controller - 2658
Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB Universal Host Controller - 2659
Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB Universal Host Controller - 265A
Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB Universal Host Controller - 265B
Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 265C

Multimedia
Realtek AC97 Audio (2x)

Communications
TOSHIBA Software Modem
1394 Net Adapter
Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Network Connection
primary Auto IP Address: 192.168.1.2 / 24
Gateway: 192.168.1.1
Dhcp Server: 192.168.1.1
Physical Address: 00:0E:35:A1:6D:F4
Marvell Yukon 88E8036 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller
Physical Address: 00:0F:B0:55:24:17

Other Devices
Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
Microsoft AC Adapter
Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery
HP Photosmart 2600 #2
SMC IrCC - Fast Infrared Port
Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
PS/2 Compatible Mouse
Texas Instruments PCIxx21 Integrated FlashMedia Controller
SDA Standard Compliant SD Host Controller
USB Root Hub (5x)

Virus Protection
AVG 7.5.519 Version 7.5.519
Realtime File Scanning On

[wall12]

have you tried uninstalling it and reinstalling it

[Meggerz]

The Sims 2 or The direct X? I have uninstalled direct X several times, but I haven't uninstalled the Sims as I have read on several different forums that this didn't solve the problem.