Sims 2 Body Shop help??

Question

I just installed sims 2 and was hoping to go into sims 2 body shop. But when i tried to enter it it came up with a pop-up saying:

'Direct3D returned an error: D3DERR_INVALIDCALL!

The application will now terminate...'

it then exits the screen.

I have already tried re-installing sims 2 and restarting my computer.

Are there any other ways i can make ths work?

Answer 1

Well according to my Bible, Sims2wiki, the error message seems to relate to your graphics card. "This error is a result of the Body Shop that comes with The Sims 2 and University having a conflict with certain integrated Intel graphics cards. One can try updating drivers, but the problem will likely persist. There is no known workaround. If you are getting this error, these are your options:

1. Purchase and install a new/different graphics card that will not have the conflict. This is generally a relatively expensive and technically complex option, though if you have an integrated Intel card, you probably could do with a new graphics card anyway."

2. Use the version of Body Shop that was released before the game. It can be downloaded here: http://www.download.com/The-Sims-2-Body-... and there is a starter content pack for it here:http://www.download.com/The-Sims-2-Body-... However, be aware that some users have reported their game stops working after installing the prerelease Body Shop, and the only solution is to uninstall both Body Shop and the game and reinstall (after backing up your game). The prerelease Body Shop is extremely limited even with the starter pack (only one or two meshes per age/gender), does not take custom content or custom meshes whatsoever, and skintones are created incorrectly. It's really only good for facial sculpting.

3. Recommended: Purchase and install a newer expansion pack. The conflict is not present in later expansions (i.e. any except University). Whichever expansion you get doesn't really matter for fixing this problem - just get whichever one you want the most.