Because it's "Lite," the compressed QCOW2 file is usually only 600 MB to 1.2 GB in size. Full XP would be 4-5 GB.
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: Use a tool like Rufus to create bootable media if installing on hardware, or point the VM to the Lite ISO. Because it's "Lite," the compressed QCOW2 file is