Can Need For Speed The Run operate on Windows XP

No.
Minimum System Requirements:
Operating system Windows Vista (Service Pack 2) 32 bit (Windows XP is not supported):
CPU: 3.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Equivalent
Memory (RAM): 3 GB
Hard drive space: 18 GB of free space
Graphics hardware: AMD: 512 MB RAM ATI Radeon 4870 or higher performance
NVIDIA: 512 MB RAM NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT or higher performance