Does your PC meet the minimum requirements for the game?
Minimum System Requirements:
•OS: Windows XP SP3/Windows VISTA SP2/ Windows 7
•Processor: AMD/INTEL dual-core 2 GHZ
•RAM memory: 2048 MB
•Graphics card: 256 MB 100% DirectX 9 and shaders 3.0 compatible, ATI radeon HD 2600 XT/NVIDIA Geforce 8600 GT or higher
•DVD-ROM: 2X DRIVE
•Hard disk space: 14 GB
•Sound card: DirectX 9 compatible
•Internet connection required for game activation
•Controller: Keyboard & mouse or Xbox compatible
Run DXdiag and post the contents of the Display tab as well as the Installed Memory from the System tab.
Here's how you can do that on XP -
How to Run a DirectX Diagnostic on XP