Please do not POST the files but ATTACH them to your post completely.
There also should be a minion.log in the same folder as the minion.xml file.
If it was not createad Minion really got some problems.
Please try:
-Deinstall Minion
-Rename the minion.log and minion.xml files to get new files after next install
-Update your Java Runtime environment version installed on your computer:
https://www.java.com/en/
-> Maybe create a Windows restore poinmt manually before just to be safe and able to go back to the restore point if anythign weird happens afterwards:
https://youtu.be/vKH0QeV0coM
-Reinstall Minion 32 bit as administrator -> Not to the default directory c:\... but to another drive like d:\ or e:\ if you got them.
If not install to c:\Minion directly but NOT to c:\users\... !
-CLOSE Eso client and launcher completely!
-Run Minion as admin and click on the gear icon at the top right, choose scan depth -> 6
-Setup the ESO game and let it scan for games
-If it again freezes read the minion forum posts here at esoui: There was someone posting something about minion taking ages after scanning the games and addons. And another software was the cause.
I just don't remember where it was posted sorry, and not the name of the software.
So you really need to take the time and read the minion threads about "freeze" or "unresponsive" or "not starting" or "no addons" and similar search terms.