Insta-crash

ok ive been playing the game for the past week on my laptop until i wanted to try it on my desktop, and what keeps happening is
1. it opens
2. a box appears saying "PA.exe has stopped working"
3.i click close program

You have pretty old video card (from 2006):

Possible it's just not support required OpenGL version.

Please download glewinfo.exe, run t, it's should create glewinfo.txt file. Upload it here and i'll check it.

Here:

yups.

sorry mate, outdated card.

So... I have to get an ENTIRELY NEW GRAPHICS CARD?

uhm.... you're on a pc with PCI-e x16...... be glad you don't have to get an ENTIRELY NEW PC, mate

that would have been the case with a laptop

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814134119R
(I'd rush if I were you, it's an open box, hence lower price and only one left in stock, maybe someone here finds a better deal)

Unfortunately yes, according to glewinfo.txt your card doesn't support features required by PA.