well i personaly dont know if its alright since i dont have the game but why wont you try also the one from "gamepoint" and see if it changes anything. if i were you, i would try compatibility options after the patch (when you right click the excutable).
and if niether that works, there are plenty of tips in direct x diagnostic tools about what to do when an application crashes (like turnining off hardware graphic acceleration) - for that type in "dxdiag" in to your start->run and select "more help"
and if you are desperate enough, you can use virtual mashine, downloadable from microsoft site. there you can install some older version of windows os on your xp
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