Well 2.3 works fine on XP SP3 here. Built with VS2008 and VS2015. Did you install the latest VS2008 and VS2015 redists I linked?
Here's one of my builds, install the VS2015 redist I linked above, and restart before running. I've tested this on XP SP3. Works fine here.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/aa06fxu66p...ect64.zip?dl=1
To get your directx version and details, you need to goto Start>Run and type 'dxdiag'. It's only the Jabo plugins that need it anyway.