I’ve been hitting the same problem. I’m on Windows XP as well, and when I enter the Advanced Inventory screen or the Crafting Screen, it’ll sometimes crash. This also seems to happen when I burn houses down. Mind, it doesn’t happen all the time, but it seems to have something do with items (since setting fires or firing off a M202 Flash in the middle of a field doesn’t do anything). Maybe something with items on the ground (since the Crafting screen checks your surroundings for available materials)?
EDIT: Also worth mentioning, it’s happened with every experimental I’ve tried. I started trying the Experimentals about a couple months ago; not sure if that helps, but I figured more information couldn’t hurt.