I am using a stripped down or streamlined version of XP. Why does MediaPortal run so badly on it?
Stripped down Windows versions mostly lack of some basic services and settings MediaPortal uses. We cannot supply a list of services that have to be installed, as some plugins need services that others don’t. In general we recommend not to used a stripped version of Windows, you might experience some very weird things and unexpected crashes with it. The same applies if you disable some Windows services by hand. You cannot predict what plugin component is going to need what service.
