Hi,
I have the same problem. Followed the steps suggested in the troubleshooting guide (used 32 version; started as admin; deleted xml, allowed it to search once and manually choose folder).
The problem occured on the standard installation path and another. I also made sure to whitelist Minion in Windows Defender, as described
https://www.esoui.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8952. Overall it is a fresh installation.