Do whatever suits your boot. If XML makes it easier to edit and read, that i would go with that but changing it from housekeeping could be good if you don't want to open all of the necessary files.
Hey i can not connect to my retro i have secure sessions turned off, phoenix is up with no problems apart from its not seeing that i try loading client but i guess that comes with this problem, i really don't know anything else apart from it loads the two bars and then stays on the index before...