Desperate Housewives PC Installation Issue

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tonia2b -  
 alis -
Hello,

I bought the PC game Desperate Housewives a few days ago but I can't seem to install it and I've noticed from those around me that I'm not the only one!

When I click on install, it says:

Your computer does not seem to meet the minimum requirements for this game. Therefore, you will not be able to launch this program...etc

And:

When I click on more info to see the cause of the problem, it would be related to the graphics acceleration, the required configuration is: VSHDR and I have: T+L

What should I do???? Can anyone help me because I don't understand anything!

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lalabela Posted messages 104 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   12
 
In CD 1, go to setup and then install DirectX.
After that, the game installation should work properly.
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Jean
 
go to CD1
go to the setup directory and manually run setup.exe
:\Setup\setup.exe
then follow the instructions
CD 2 ... back to CD 1

installs under Windows 2000 with a t+l accelerator graphics card instead of vshrd

haven't played yet but it's a start, right?
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cec222
 
I am in the same situation as you.
I finally managed to install the eju.
When I press play, the screen clicks and goes completely black, then comes back on.
Do you have any tips so that I can play this eju?
Please give me a solution...
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alis
 
Well, I'm having the same problem, and then I do setup, setup like you said, and then it tells me to insert disk 2, so I do that, and then it says error: irreparable failure :/

I thought everything was going well ^^

Could you help me?
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gaelle
 
I just bought the game and I'm having the same problem, it's really outrageous. I checked other forums and apparently there's nothing to be done unless I change my graphics card.
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maud
 
Go to My Computer / Right-click on the drive where you inserted the CD / explorer / setup and setup, and it should install there.
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ninie
 
I installed the game via the setup, but when I launch it, the image appears for a split second and then nothing!
Any other solution??
Thanks
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nast
 
Hello,
I have the same problem, it's really too much, I am so fed up.
Plus, he seemed really nice. If you find a way, let me know because I can't take it anymore.
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lalabela Posted messages 104 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   12
 
It's version 9 of DirectX, and I believe it won't work on integrated graphics that only support up to version 8.
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jessica
 
I have exactly the same problem. I have updated all my drivers, I have all the required configuration for the game. I've looked into it and apparently, the game is not compatible with the following video cards:
- nVidia GeForce 4MX
- Intel Extreme Graphics Family (Intel 845/852/855/865/910/915/945...)
- Integrated Chipset SIS
- Integrated Chipset VIA/S3G (Unichrome IGP...)

I don't know what to do either...
If anyone has an idea...
I'm leaving my email just in case: lizbaby@wanadoo.fr
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lalabela Posted messages 104 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   12
 
I have a GeForce 4 MX 440 and the installation was good.
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camillle
 
I have the same problem as you... I installed the game with the setup... but then I can't play!
The game launches for 2 seconds and then nothing...
Is it related to the graphics card?
I have:

mobile intel(R) 915GM/GMS,910GML express

Is it compatible...?
The rest of my configuration seems compatible according to the game....

Please help me...

My address is:
odysseasdu13@hotmail.fr
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jessica
 
I contacted the people mentioned on the box in case of a problem and they told me that my card was not compatible. I tried to update my graphics card but nothing works, it still doesn’t work. They won't take it back either because it's a video game. You never know, we could have easily copied it... It's clear that it's outrageous. I hope there is a possibility to download a graphics accelerator. The thing is, they should have mentioned it on the box. Because, you know, we pay quite a lot for a game and we can't even use it. For now, I'm playing on my mother's computer but that’s it, it’s barely been a month since I bought my laptop. Soon I’ll have to change my graphics card to be able to play a game. Seriously, they're making money off our backs. If the game had worked, I wouldn't have said anything but a lot of us have the same problem. If you find a way, let me know. I'm still desperately searching. I’ll contact you if I have any news.
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mélissa
 
Hi, I'm Mélissa and I have exactly the same problem as all of you! It annoys me, we can't even play, it's ridiculous! Have you found a solution? If so, please send it to me, my address is melisa6262@hotmail.fr. Thank you, see you very soon, I hope.
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LOLIE
 
Hi,
I also bought the game Desperate Housewives and I have the same problem as you with the graphics accelerator; I have the t+l version whereas it should be vshrd!
Since you sent your message on December 2nd, I wanted to know if you found a solution????
There you go
Thanks, I'm waiting for your response!
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coco
 
Hi everyone, I have the same problem and I'm really upset because unlike you, I have a computer scientist friend who came to install it for me, and even he didn't understand it. Apparently, my PC has all the minimum required specifications and is much more powerful than the game!!!! So I think the only solution is to get a refund (but really reluctantly because I would have loved to play it). Especially since yesterday I installed it on a friend's computer that is at least 7 or 8 years old, so old, and it worked. It doesn't make any sense!!!!

If you have any tips, please share them.
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mimine275
 
Well, for me it's not better, 3 PCs at home and none of them charge this f...... game grrrrrr, I'm fed up. Plus, the hotline people are really not nice! We should form a committee to file a complaint against the game developers, because in my case Carrefour refused the refund, so 30 euros have gone up in smoke (even though I don't smoke lol) I'm laughing but out of despair, it's so stupid!!!!!
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NATHALIE
 
Hello, I have the same graphic issue as you, even though I have the required configuration, and it crashes on display.
I find it shameful for a game costing 30 euros and not working...
If you have a solution, please contact me at
nathalieboutry@hotmail.com
Thank you.
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lutch81
 
It's pathetic, this game is poorly made: on my computer, I even added more RAM so that The Sims 2 would run faster and I could play it without any issues, even though it requires a certain amount of power. So why isn't this game working? It's not our computers that have a problem, it's their game!!!
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tomtom
 
Hi everyone
I have the same problem, so I updated my graphics card (3D Prophet Radeon Series V7), which is quite old, and now the installation goes smoothly, so the minimum requirements for the game are okay.
But then, bad surprise, when the game tries to launch, I get the Windows message that says "Windows has encountered a problem. Send or don't send the error report." I'm so fed up.
I install it on my laptop, and there the image appears for 1 second and then nothing.
Given the number of issues, I think there’s a problem with the game.
To be continued.
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JJJ
 
Putin, look, I bought the game not long ago and it says I need VSHRD, and I apparently have T+L. My computer isn't old, and I managed to install it thanks to your advice, but when I try to create my family, the girl is invisible, and the game doesn't start afterward; it stays on loading!!
Is there a solution, or could it be a problem with DirectX? They ask for DirectX 9.0b, and I have DirectX 9.0c, and it doesn't work for me at all!!!! Help me, I'm losing it!!!!!!
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missloli772
 
Comment as-tu fait pour l'installer ? Parce que moi aussi j'ai le problème de T+L et il faut VShRD. Peux-tu m'expliquer comment tu as fait pour l'installer ? Car moi je m'installe, mais ça fait que le truc vautre ordinateur n'a pas toutes les fonctions. Un truc dans le genre. Merci.
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Baptiste
 
This game is shit!

*All your problems indeed come from the simple fact that you installed a game on PCs that simply aren't powerful enough to handle it!!!!

"The thing is, he should have mentioned it on the box." "We can't even play, that's insane": it should be noted that the so-called "minimum required specifications" (and often the recommended specifications, for a more "comfortable" play) are always clearly stated in French on the box, readable from the outside.
On this game as on others.
So if your hardware isn't suitable, don't buy it!

It's like trying to drive a rugby team in a Fiat Uno! *

Ha ha ha! Are you stupid or what? I have 120 GB of free space on my hard drive and 18 GB of RAM, of which 5 are being used!
That leaves 13 GB of free RAM while the game requires 258 MB
And they tell me that the available space is insufficient, sorry but I've installed all the Sims 2 and they never said anything like that!
I had an expert come in to see if it was my old Trojan issue that had deleted a Windows file, he added the 18 I was missing! And guess what, MR. SMARTGUY, it still doesn't work!

It's simply SHIT.
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Lulu
 
Hello everyone! I had about the same problem as you, except I managed to install it, and when I launch the game, it brings me back to the Windows window... If you managed to resolve this issue, can you help me please! Thank you in advance!
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gauxx
 
Hi, I have exactly the same problem as you. I launch the game and a black screen appears. Then it returns me to the Windows window. Have you found a solution since you posted this message? Thanks for replying, it would help me a lot!!! :D
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jerome
 
d'accord, et où le trouve-t-on ? mets-le en place. merci de me dire quoi par mail : cokies764@hotmail.com
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