Electronic Arts Sports FIFA 2002 Causes an Error Message in Windows XP (317715)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional
This article was previously published under Q317715

SYMPTOMS

When you try to start Electronic Arts Sports FIFA 2002, you may receive the following error message:
Fifa2002.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
If you view the data that the error report contains, the following error signature information may be listed: 
   App Name      App Version  Module Name  Module Version  Offset
   ----------------------------------------------------------------
   Fifa2002.exe  0.0.0.0      Unknown      0.0.0.0         00000000

CAUSE

This issue may occur because the default 3DFX Glide drivers that are used by FIFA 2002 are not compatible with Windows XP.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, run the "FIFA 2002 3D Setup" program, and then select the device with the Direct 3D '[D3D]' suffix.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about Electronic Arts Sports FIFA 2002, please view the following Electronic Arts Web site:

http://www.ea.com/easports/platforms/games/fifa2002/pccd.jsp

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Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:4/18/2002
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