So for background specs/info:

Running the ultimate collection on origin and I keep getting the error message  "DIRECTX Error: Please make sure you have DirectX 9.0 or higher installed. also, verify that your video card meets the minimum requirements and that you do not have hardware acceleration disabled in the Display control panel."

I've searched and searched for fixed and have tried the following with no success:

-Installing directx 9 files from the windows website -Running in windows compatibility mode for windows xp-8 -Deleting the dbghelp.dll files -forcing the game to open in a window -using GeForce panel to force it to run off my gpu -using GeForce panel to force it to run off integrated graphics -lowering my PC's resolution to the PC standard at the date of release -uninstalling and reinstalling the game -updating all of my drivers -running all of the above in adminstrative mode

I'm honestly at a loss as to anything else I can do other than give up on playing one of my childhood favourites. Any help at all would mean the world 😁