no you require different tools for sniffing using XP.

By large the biggest issue is the hardware being used, chipset, driver for the network card and the antenna... you most certainly need a directional antenna such as the one found here

http://www.cantenna.com/

The one above is a retail version of the Pringle tube cantenna but you can build them using a variety of house hold objects

http://www.turnpoint.net/wireless/cantennahowto.html

You need the right hardware (good card) and a decent cantenna before you think about it with WindowsXP

In general Linux and BSD is better at this