Sometime in the last year I got a new computer. I dreaded re-installin the Sims2 as I have all EP's and SP's. Anyways, I was wanting to play so I went ahead and installed everything. When I went to start the game however I'm gettin an error message sayin:
"Failed to enumerate any DirectX9 compatible graphics adapters in this system!
Please make sure you have DirectX9 compatible graphics adapter and have installed the latest manufacturer provided driver.
The application will now terminate..."

When I looked up which DirectX I had it said I had 10. I was like, ok so I'll download 9 too. Didn't make a difference.
When I looked for compatibility I found this:

Quoted from a post on the exchange for Vista and Sims2 FAQ:
Best cards:
These cards will fully support DirectX 9 and should provide the best The Sims 2(and Vista) experience
ATI Radeon 9800 and above. (9800, X550, X600, X700, X800, X850, X1600, X1800, X1900, X1950)

* NVidia 6000 series and above. (6600, 7300, 7600, 7800, 7900, 7950, 8800)

OK cards:
These are early DirectX 9 cards and budget cards that may not support all The Sims 2 graphical features.

* ATI Radeon 9600, 9700, X300, X1300
* NVidia 6200, 7100

Unsupported cards in Vista:
These cards aren't DirectX 9 compatible and may actually work fine, but are not Vista capable. As a result, graphics card manufacturers are unlikely to support Vista driver updates for these cards.

* NVidia FX5000 series (FX5200, FX5600, FX5900, FX5950) and earlier (GeForce 3, GeForce 2)

Mine wasn't listed. it's nVidia GeForce 6150 SE. I should also add that it's not a card, but integrated.
When that didn't work I went ahead and pulled my vVidea GeForce 5500 from my old computer (has XP and played SIms2 fine) as it also was not listed above. That didn't work either.

Other than going out and buying a new card is there any other options available to me?

I was thinking of making a courtroom only to realize that I lacked a few items.  Ok, so all the items .

I looked but didn't see them anywhere, so if they've been done please let me know.

Here are a few of the items that jump out at me for a courtroom:
A gavel.
Judges robe for male/female adult/elder.
Judges desk.  (I know I can fab on up out of a desk and the stage, but I hate the fact you can't cover the stage.)
Stenograph and table/desk (one tile, like the one in the first court pic)
Any other courtoom type item, flags, scales, the in session sign, that would make it look like a courtroom.  

I really like the first and last courtroom pics.  Anyone care to make me a happy brat?

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