Ok man, I have the same problem, but meaby i have the answer...
I only have the problem when in the configuration of the game, in the part of the configuration utility, in the the part of the graphics I chose the render option...
But when I use my 3d graphic card option, the game isn't crashing... so you must try it in that way...
I have a
Windows XP SP2
AMD Athlon 2600
512MB RAM bus 400
NVidia GeForce 5200 FX