FIFA 06 crashing to desktop

[silvrcrank]

i just got this game and have since walked through all their troubleshooting guides and had ea tech support simply regurgitate the exact same steps to me again.

what's happening is this-

the game will start and go through the intro right up until you see wayne rooney's face. if there is no music playing by the time it says "press any key," i know that the game will crash to the desktop if i attempt to advance to the game. edit - i had a misleading statement in here where i meant to say that the game will work properly less than 10% of the time.

how can i fix this? all help is greatly appreciated because this is driving me out of my mind.

 

[dead7iestwea]

well can u describe your computers specs? And Is this a high graphical game?

 

[silvrcrank]

probably a good idea it's an inspiron 9300

Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (Build 2600) Windows XP/2000

my comp/minimum requirements

System Memory 1024.4/256.0

Processor Speed 1728.9/1300

DirectX Version 9.0c/9.0c

Display Device ATI MOBILITY RADEON X300

Display Memory 256.0/32.0

Display Driver 6.14.10.6561

Sound Device SigmaTel C-Major Audio

Sound Driver 5.10.4255

 

[dead7iestwea]

hmm try updating direct x, and also get the latest graphics drivers. Try that.

On another note:
Also dells are crappily built. and their technical support is not helpfull. If u get a new comp stay away from dell!!! Build your own setup it is definatley worth it!!!

 

[hobo218]

That is the latest DirectX version. But do try updating your graphics driver.

Are there specific chipsets that are recommended for the game? (as in graphically)

 

[silvrcrank]

That is the latest DirectX version. But do try updating your graphics driver.

Are there specific chipsets that are recommended for the game? (as in graphically)

that was one of the first things i did to no avail.

i have no idea actually. one of the really frustrating things is that fifa06 won't work, but fifa 06 world cup does.