F:\Documents and Settings\->ppm
PPM - Programmer's Package Manager version 3.1.
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Entering interactive shell. Using Term::ReadLine::Stub as readline lib
+rary.

Type 'help' to get started.

ppm> search win32-a*
Searching in Active Repositories
   1. Win32-AbsPath                        [1.0] convert relative to a
+bsolute paths
   2. Win32-AbsPath                          [1] (none)
   3. Win32-AdminMisc             [0.2003.07.14] The Win32::AdminMisc 
+extension for Win32 X86
   4. Win32-AdminMisc             [0.2000.07.08] The Win32::AdminMisc 
+extension for Win32 X86
   5. Win32-ADO                           [0.03] ADO Constants and a c
+ouple of helper functions
   6. Win32-API                           [0.41] Perl Win32 API Import
+ Facility
   7. Win32-API-OutputDebugString         [0.03] OutputDebugString Win
+32 API support
   8. Win32-API-Prototype         [0.2002.12.17]
                The Win32::API::Prototype module.
                Simplifies usi~
   9. Win32-API-SetErrorMode               [0.1] Win32 API function Se
+tErrorMode()
  10. Win32-ASP-DB                        [0.02] (none)
  11. Win32-ASP-Extras                    [1.01] (none)
  12. Win32-Autoglob                      [1.01] (none)
ppm> rep
Repositories:
[1] Roth
[2] local
[3] ActiveState PPM2 Repository
[4] jenda
[5] ActiveState Package Repository
ppm>
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blackadder,
I am afraid that other than the notes I gave you in my original post (such as to download the .dll yourself), I can't be off much help. I am on/using someone else's computer (Win98) and get the following:

C:\WINDOWS>perl -MWin32::AdminMisc
The Win32::AdminMisc module works only on Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 at C
+:/Perl/site/lib/Win32/AdminMisc.pm line 29.
Compilation failed in require.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted.
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Cheers - L~R