So a few months back I got a new hard drive for my laptop because the other one crashed. Now when I try downloading my Sims games it says it needs directX 9.0c compatible adaptors? I played Sims frequently on my old hard drive and had no problem. I also used to have Windows XP on my old hard drive but on my new hard drive I have Windows Vista.

I did the DXDIAG thing and here are my results:
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System Information
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Time of this report: 6/27/2011, 23:31:40
Machine name: *******-PC
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Basic (6.0, Build 6000) (6000.vista_gdr.100218-0019)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: IBM
System Model: 2376C31
BIOS: Phoenix FirstBIOS(tm) Notebook Pro Version 2.0 for IBM ThinkPad
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1.70GHz, ~1.7GHz
Memory: 510MB RAM
Page File: 618MB used, 887MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 10
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 6.00.6000.16386 32bit Unicode

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Display Devices
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Card name: Standard VGA Graphics Adapter
Manufacturer: (Standard display types)
Chip type: ATI MOBILITY RADEON 7500
DAC type: 8 bit
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4C57&SUBSYS_053010…
Display Memory: n/a
Dedicated Memory: n/a
Shared Memory: n/a
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (1Hz)
Monitor:
Driver Name: vga
Driver Version: 6.00.6000.16386 (English)
DDI Version: unknown
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 11/2/2006 04:53:58, 10752 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp:
Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-0F17-11CF-A633-4032AFC2CB35}
Vendor ID: 0x1002
Device ID: 0x4C57
SubSys ID: 0x05301014
Revision ID: 0x0000
Revision ID: 0x0000
Video Accel:
Deinterlace Caps: n/a
DDraw Status: Not Available
D3D Status: Not Available

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