Hello,

I just purchased and installed the Radeon 9250 graphics card. Unfortunately, when I start the game, I can hear the music playing but, I don't have any video. Does anyone have any information on this card? I'm assuming there must be some kind of adjustments that need to be made but, I'm at a loss!
Any information will be much appreciated!

Thanks!
Dina

Good morning everyone!

I was hoping someone could help me! I have recently become addicted to The Sims 2. What this means is that I bought The Sims 2 Holiday Edition, installed it...found all the wonderful CC available out here on the WWW and became greedy;) (Insert...I now have all EPs and SPs except for H & M Stuff for "greedy"!)

Anyhoo...now I can't get the game to work right! I have temporarily uninstalled Season's but the game still responds very slowly!

Below is the information on my system:

System Information
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Time of this report: 8/5/2007, 11:19:21
       Machine name: MINE
   Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.070227-2254)
           Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Dell Computer Corporation
       System Model: Dimension 3000              
               BIOS: Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 A02
          Processor: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.40GHz
             Memory: 254MB RAM
          Page File: 652MB used, 356MB available
        Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
    DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
     DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode

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I'm thinking I probably need a new graphics card, but I have NOOO idea what to get. Any information would be greatly appreciated!

Below is the information on my current graphics card:

Display Devices
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        Card name: Intel(R) 82865G Graphics Controller
     Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
        Chip type: Intel(R) 82865G Graphics Controller
         DAC type: Internal
       Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2572&SUBSYS_019D1028&REV_02
   Display Memory: 96.0 MB
     Current Mode: 800 x 600 (32 bit) (75Hz)
          Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
  Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
      Driver Name: ialmrnt5.dll
   Driver Version: 6.14.0010.4396 (English)
      DDI Version: 9 (or higher)

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Thank you so much for any and all help! I am getting close to crazy here!

Dina

Hello everyone! I have downloaded and installed several new neighborhoods or terrains, still a little fuzzy about the difference:) Anyway, everytime I fall in love with what looks like a beautiful tropical island or something along that line, I get excited, install it, and then, when I go to use it, none of the beeaches or waterlines show up. In fact I had a couple this morning that were just absolutely wonderful; sandy beaches, nice sloping waterline, etc. but when I loaded it to play it was all squared off, angular with no sand or waterline:( Does anyone know what causes this? Is there anything I can do?

Thanks so much!

Dina