3d max 9 problems with vista home premium 64 bit

I load my 3dmax 9 and when I try to run it I got a message that said software stop working and check for a solution and these is what I got.
Problem signature
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: 3dsmax.exe
Application Version: 9.0.0.100
Application Timestamp: 451d9061
Fault Module Name: ntdll.dll
Fault Module Version: 6.0.6002.18005
Fault Module Timestamp: 49e03824
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 0004d393
OS Version: 6.0.6002.2.2.0.768.3
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: e51a
Additional Information 2: 4c0d4d78887f76d971d5d00f1f20a433
Additional Information 3: e51a
Additional Information 4: 4c0d4d78887f76d971d5d00f1f20a433

My hardware
Dell studio 1555
intel core duo cpu t6500 @ 2.10 GHz
4 GB