The most popular football game FIFA 15 crashes during startup or after selecting a language. In this article, we’ll make sure that your computer fulfills all minimum system requirement. You might also have to disable incompatible game features, store game files in a different location to fix randomly crashing one of the best sports games around.
Download the Diagnostic
There are certain situations when missing entries in your registry and registry corruption causes this problem. Try running a registry scan to identify if there are any such issues.
- Click the button below to download and install the Diagnostic
- Perform a Registry scan and fix any problems detected.
- Restart your computer.
Estimated Download Time: 10 Seconds
Verify System Requirements
Here’s information about required components:
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad or AMD
- Memory: 4 GB
- Video Card: Microsoft DirectX compatible; must support Shader Model 5. NVIDIA GeForce/ ATI Radeon HD
- Free Disk Space: 10 GB, 1 GB and 13 GB for game installation, My Documents and downloading respectively
- Audio Card: Must support Microsoft DirectX 9
- Internet Connection: 512 kbps
Modify Game Options
Your game configurations are stored in a file named FIFASetup.ini. Modify the contents of this file and verify no unsupported features are enabled.
For Windows 10/ 8.1/ 8:
1. Double-click User Name folder on Desktop.
2. Open following location:
- ..\Documents\FIFA 15.
3. Right-click a file named FIFASetup.ini, select Open with | Notepad.
4. Set the following settings:
5. Click File | Save to save the changes you’ve made. Exit the file.
For Windows 7/ Vista:
1. Click Start, select Documents.
2. Double click FIFA 15 subfolder.
3. Refer Steps # 3-4 under Windows 10/8.1/ 8 user’s section.
Change Documents Folder Location
FIFA 15 stores its user data and other game settings into the Documents folder. It might have failed to retrieve them on time and resulted in sudden crashes. Change the default location [C:\Users\USER_NAME\Documents] of your Documents folder as shown below:
For Windows 10/ 8.1/ 8:
1. Double-click the User Name desktop folder.
2. Right-click Documents or My Documents folder, select Properties.
3. It opens up a new dialog. Click Location tab.
4. Specify a new path in the text box, and then click Apply | OK.
For Windows 7/ Vista:
1. Click Start, right-click Documents and select Properties.
2. Refer Steps # 3-4 under Windows 10/ 8.1/ 8 user’s section.
Set Supported Screen Resolution
Configure the display settings of your computer to set FIFA 15 supported screen resolution.
For Windows 10:
1. Type “Screen Resolution” in the Search Box.
2. Open “Change the Screen Resolution” from Search Results.
3. Scroll down the page; select 1280*720 under “Screen Resolution” drop down box.
4. Click Apply, and then exit.
For Windows 8.1/ 8:
1. Right click on Desktop, select Screen Resolution.
2. Select 1280*720 in Resolution drop down box.
3. Click Apply, and then OK.
For Windows 7/ Vista:
1. Click Start | Control Panel.
2. Click Appearance and Personalization | Adjust screen resolution.
3. Use the Slider to set 1280*720 screen resolution.
4. Click Apply | OK.
Verify Windows Media Player is Not Removed
FIFA 15 uses some media files that are components of Windows Media Player program. FIFA 15 crashes when it fails to access these files as Windows Media Player is not installed.
For Windows 10/ 8.1/ 8:
1. Press Windows Key + X, select Programs and Features.
2. Click “Turn Windows features on or off” link in the left panel of the new window.
3. In the Windows Features dialog that appears, expand “Media Features.”
4. Check-up “Windows Media Player” checkbox, if it is already unchecked. An unchecked box indicates concerning Windows component is not installed.
5. Click OK. If you’re prompted to insert Windows installation disc, go ahead.
For Windows 7/ Vista:
1. Click Start, select Control Panel.
2. Click Programs | Turn Windows Features On or Off.
3. Refer Steps # 3-5 under Windows 10/ 8.1/ 8 user’s section.
