With MTA Paradise you just update your server with paradise's roleplay files then go into a resource called 'sql' and open the lua file and config the sql db name pass ect pass is normally nothing and username is root and you just start the server and its done!(It adds the database from the lua file to the xammp files.)
Last time I tried Windows XPI could not connect to the internet not even plugging in the cabel it still did not wok and I need to know what Downloads I need and like a service pack for it to work (anyway if your on IRC message me I will be'DanChris' on there)