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It looks the problem is fixed .
After recent updates now loading stretch-backports packages works fine with MxPI

I reported this issue in this thread.
https://forum.mxlinux.org/viewtopic.php?p=471438#p471438
This problem still persists.
If using synaptic package manager with stretch-backports enabled it loads package list fine .
You need to enable disable every time to avoid unwanted package updates.
The MXPI ...

This <Downloading package info> crash still persist.
But if I keep on retry for several attempts it load the package list.
It is not consistent how many retry.
My observation is that if the package loading progress bar full swipe happens 7 or more times it loads the packages.
Anything under it ...

I checked with synaptic package manager by enabling the stretch-backports in the repository list.
( http://deb.debian.org/debian/ stretch-backports main )
It reloads the package list without error after enable.

Disabled back the stretch-backports under Synaptics Package Manager > Repositiories ...

Same problem with X64 version also.
Package loading fails only with Debian backports

System: Host: mx Kernel: 4.15.0-1-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: Xfce 4.12.3
Distro: MX-17.1_x64 Horizon March 14 2018
Machine: Type: Desktop Mobo: ASUSTeK model: M5A78L-M LX V2 v: Rev X.0x serial: <root ...

System:
Host: sgs Kernel: 4.13.0-1-686-pae i686 bits: 32 Desktop: Xfce 4.12.3
Distro: MX-17.1_386 Horizon December 15 2017
Machine:
Type: Desktop Mobo: ASUSTeK model: M5A78L-M LX V2 v: Rev X.0x
serial: <root required> BIOS: American Megatrends v: 0902 date: 03/26/2012
CPU:
Topology: Dual ...

Under MX package installer tool, choosing the <Debian backport> tab does not work properly.
While selecting the <Debian backport> tab , it pops up a window <Downloading package info> .
But this pop up window crashes after few seconds and tab highlight switches to <popular application> tab but ...

Just checked the MX17-LMDE-respin in USB live mode
LMDE mint Theme looks good and nice work.
I liked the Synaptic graphical fast repository selector and editor tool from mint. It has better features than Mx Repo Manager tool

Noticed the Tunar file manager is without menu bar by default.
Of course ...

Safe side just copy the home folder to windows partition.
If you start from live installer , choose the custom installation (usually default) ,then during Partition selection select the right partition location to install.
root location <ext4 100gb partition > (from the pull down list. name may be ...

I created a snapshot iso (distribution to others) after updating the mx-installer to the installed system .
Created USB disk with this new snapshot iso and installation worked right with Local time selection
Thank you