Problem resolved !
I apologize to everyone who attempted to assist me with this strange problem, for not figuring it sooner (this is the 1st time I encounter this limit (I'll explain).

Timeline:
As always I allowed my long process apps to run overnight, and in this particular case, download a mass of files to 1 directory.
In the next day I attempted to install File::BOM and failed, and after running the same (completely unchanged) app overnight again, I noticed in the day after it downloaded nothing, and confirmed it is no longer able to download anything (no warning/error messages).

Setup:
Later, apparently when I ran the same app in a different directory, it worked normally, making me think something is wrong with the directory or file system or maybe even some super-localized hardware problem in my hard drive (a stretch but I felt pretty open minded at this point).
So I attempted and as expected failed to create a new file in that directory (using Os methods, nothing to do with perl), so I guessed and confirmed I can create exactly 3 files there after moving exactly 3 files away.
Yep you get it.

Punchline: (this is one for the books)
Apparently I have reached (for the 1st time in my life) the maximum number of files allowed in one directory (about 65529 if I'm not mistaken) this is obviously the classic 65535 (FFFF hex) with some padding.

Random Coincidence:
Basically this entire misunderstanding happened only because (completely coincidentally) I've attempted to install a module exactly 1 day after (for the 1st time ever) reaching the maximum allowed number of files in a directory, using a perl app.............

In Conclusion:
Yes that's really all there's to it.
Sorry again for not realizing this sooner, and thank you all so much for trying to help me.

About CPAN
The issue of not being able to get new cpan modules may still stand, but after this scare, I think I'll take some time before "rocking the boat" again ^^.
Thx again and I promise I'll try harder to not waist anyone's time in the future ☺

------------------------------------------

Hello.
I'm a perl novas and have recently inquired as to a way to convert utf8 encoded *.txt files, and was recommended to try File::BOM, but after an installation (attempt), not only the module didn't work, but also the module WWW::Mechanize, which I had no problems with until now.
(I'm using strawberry on Win-xp sp2 in case that matters)

To make things clearer: (unlike with File::BOM) I have no error/die report when
use WWW::Mechanize;
nor when

my $mech = WWW::Mechanize->new( autocheck => 1 );
eval{$mech->get($url, ':content_file' => $downName);};
if($@){print "Error: $@"; <>;}
[download]

accept that now these code lines no longer produce downloaded files.
Based on the timing, I figured installing File::BOM somehow damaged the files of WWW::Mechanize, so I tried to reinstall WWW::Mechanize but the problem remained the same.

I use multiple perl apps of my own making, that uses this form of file downloading option on a regular basis, both in my personal and professional life, in other words, if I can't fix this soon nor find some reliable alternative way to download files automatically, I might actually lose my job.
I'm going to try using an old computer where this problem doesn't exist (nor most of my files and apps) but this is a temporary solution at best.
Please please help.

Here are the terminal lines (way beyond my understanding) of the installs of both modules:

File::BOM install (attempt):

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>cpan File::BOM
CPAN: LWP::UserAgent loaded ok (v5.835)
CPAN: Time::HiRes loaded ok (v1.9719)
Fetching with LWP:
http://cpan.strawberryperl.com/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz
CPAN: YAML loaded ok (v0.71)
CPAN: CPAN::SQLite loaded ok (v0.199)
Fetching with LWP:
http://cpan.strawberryperl.com/modules/02packages.details.txt.gz
Fetching with LWP:
http://cpan.strawberryperl.com/modules/03modlist.data.gz
Database was generated on Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:23:51 GMT
Updating database file ...

Gathering information from index files ...
Obtaining current state of database ...
Populating database tables ...
Done!
Running install for module 'File::BOM'
Running make for M/MA/MATTLAW/File-BOM-0.15.tar.gz
Fetching with LWP:
http://cpan.strawberryperl.com/authors/id/M/MA/MATTLAW/File-BOM-0.15.t
+ar.gz
CPAN: Digest::SHA loaded ok (v5.48)
Fetching with LWP:
http://cpan.strawberryperl.com/authors/id/M/MA/MATTLAW/CHECKSUMS
CPAN: Compress::Zlib loaded ok (v2.024)
Checksum for C:\strawberry\cpan\sources\authors\id\M\MA\MATTLAW\File-B
+OM-0.15.ta
r.gz ok
CPAN: Archive::Tar loaded ok (v1.54)
CPAN: File::Temp loaded ok (v0.22)
CPAN: Module::CoreList loaded ok (v2.25)
---- Unsatisfied dependencies detected during ----
----       MATTLAW/File-BOM-0.15.tar.gz       ----
    Module::Build [build_requires]
Running make test
  Make had some problems, won't test
  Delayed until after prerequisites
Running make install
  Make had some problems, won't install
  Delayed until after prerequisites
Running install for module 'Module::Build'
Running make for L/LE/LEONT/Module-Build-0.4224.tar.gz
Fetching with LWP:
http://cpan.strawberryperl.com/authors/id/L/LE/LEONT/Module-Build-0.42
+24.tar.gz
Fetching with LWP:
http://cpan.strawberryperl.com/authors/id/L/LE/LEONT/CHECKSUMS
Checksum for C:\strawberry\cpan\sources\authors\id\L\LE\LEONT\Module-B
+uild-0.422
4.tar.gz ok
Couldn't move C:\strawberry\cpan\build\tmp-2064\Module-Build-0.4224\t 
+to C:\stra
wberry\cpan\build\Module-Build-0.4224-5jzHls\t: No such file or direct
+ory at C:\
strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Distribution.pm line 516
        CPAN::Distribution::run_preps_on_packagedir('CPAN::Distributio
+n=HASH(0x2
df25b4)') called at C:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Distribution.pm line 3
+47
        CPAN::Distribution::get('CPAN::Distribution=HASH(0x2df25b4)') 
+called at
C:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Distribution.pm line 1687
        CPAN::Distribution::make('CPAN::Distribution=HASH(0x2df25b4)')
+ called at
 C:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Distribution.pm line 2915
        CPAN::Distribution::test('CPAN::Distribution=HASH(0x2df25b4)')
+ called at
 C:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Distribution.pm line 3305
        CPAN::Distribution::install('CPAN::Distribution=HASH(0x2df25b4
+)') called
 at C:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Module.pm line 479
        eval {...} called at C:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Module.pm lin
+e 478
        CPAN::Module::rematein('CPAN::Module=HASH(0x2df2504)', 'instal
+l') called
 at C:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Module.pm line 578
        CPAN::Module::install('CPAN::Module=HASH(0x2df2504)') called a
+t C:\straw
berry\perl\lib/CPAN/Shell.pm line 1790
        CPAN::Shell::rematein('CPAN::Shell', 'install', 'File::BOM') c
+alled at C
:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Shell.pm line 1970
        CPAN::Shell::__ANON__('CPAN::Shell', 'File::BOM') called at C:
+/strawberr
y/perl/lib/App/Cpan.pm line 459
        App::Cpan::__ANON__('File::BOM') called at C:/strawberry/perl/
+lib/App/Cp
an.pm line 468
        App::Cpan::_default('ARRAY(0xbec2b4)', 'HASH(0x166601c)') call
+ed at C:/s
trawberry/perl/lib/App/Cpan.pm line 386
        App::Cpan::run('App::Cpan', 'File::BOM') called at C:\strawber
+ry\perl\bi
n/cpan line 8

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>cpan File::BOM
CPAN: CPAN::SQLite loaded ok (v0.199)
Database was generated on Sun, 27 Aug 2017 21:44:37 GMT
Running install for module 'File::BOM'
CPAN: YAML loaded ok (v0.71)
Running make for M/MA/MATTLAW/File-BOM-0.15.tar.gz
CPAN: Digest::SHA loaded ok (v5.48)
CPAN: Compress::Zlib loaded ok (v2.024)
Checksum for C:\strawberry\cpan\sources\authors\id\M\MA\MATTLAW\File-B
+OM-0.15.ta
r.gz ok
CPAN: Archive::Tar loaded ok (v1.54)
CPAN: File::Temp loaded ok (v0.22)
CPAN: Module::CoreList loaded ok (v2.25)
---- Unsatisfied dependencies detected during ----
----       MATTLAW/File-BOM-0.15.tar.gz       ----
    Module::Build [build_requires]
Running make test
  Make had some problems, won't test
  Delayed until after prerequisites
Running make install
  Make had some problems, won't install
  Delayed until after prerequisites
Running install for module 'Module::Build'
Running make for L/LE/LEONT/Module-Build-0.4224.tar.gz
Checksum for C:\strawberry\cpan\sources\authors\id\L\LE\LEONT\Module-B
+uild-0.422
4.tar.gz ok
Couldn't move C:\strawberry\cpan\build\tmp-3004\Module-Build-0.4224\t 
+to C:\stra
wberry\cpan\build\Module-Build-0.4224-7kNRxr\t: No such file or direct
+ory at C:\
strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Distribution.pm line 516
        CPAN::Distribution::run_preps_on_packagedir('CPAN::Distributio
+n=HASH(0x2
a14fd4)') called at C:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Distribution.pm line 3
+47
        CPAN::Distribution::get('CPAN::Distribution=HASH(0x2a14fd4)') 
+called at
C:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Distribution.pm line 1687
        CPAN::Distribution::make('CPAN::Distribution=HASH(0x2a14fd4)')
+ called at
 C:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Distribution.pm line 2915
        CPAN::Distribution::test('CPAN::Distribution=HASH(0x2a14fd4)')
+ called at
 C:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Distribution.pm line 3305
        CPAN::Distribution::install('CPAN::Distribution=HASH(0x2a14fd4
+)') called
 at C:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Module.pm line 479
        eval {...} called at C:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Module.pm lin
+e 478
        CPAN::Module::rematein('CPAN::Module=HASH(0x2a15134)', 'instal
+l') called
 at C:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Module.pm line 578
        CPAN::Module::install('CPAN::Module=HASH(0x2a15134)') called a
+t C:\straw
berry\perl\lib/CPAN/Shell.pm line 1790
        CPAN::Shell::rematein('CPAN::Shell', 'install', 'File::BOM') c
+alled at C
:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Shell.pm line 1970
        CPAN::Shell::__ANON__('CPAN::Shell', 'File::BOM') called at C:
+/strawberr
y/perl/lib/App/Cpan.pm line 459
        App::Cpan::__ANON__('File::BOM') called at C:/strawberry/perl/
+lib/App/Cp
an.pm line 468
        App::Cpan::_default('ARRAY(0xbec294)', 'HASH(0x166635c)') call
+ed at C:/s
trawberry/perl/lib/App/Cpan.pm line 386
        App::Cpan::run('App::Cpan', 'File::BOM') called at C:\strawber
+ry\perl\bi
n/cpan line 8

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>
[download]

The last 300 lines (that the terminal kept) of the WWW::Mechanize 1st reinstallation attempt (since the BOM)

Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Writing Makefile for HTML::Parser
cp lib/HTML/PullParser.pm blib\lib\HTML\PullParser.pm
cp Parser.pm blib\lib\HTML\Parser.pm
cp lib/HTML/Entities.pm blib\lib\HTML\Entities.pm
cp lib/HTML/LinkExtor.pm blib\lib\HTML\LinkExtor.pm
cp lib/HTML/TokeParser.pm blib\lib\HTML\TokeParser.pm
cp lib/HTML/Filter.pm blib\lib\HTML\Filter.pm
cp lib/HTML/HeadParser.pm blib\lib\HTML\HeadParser.pm
C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe mkhctype >hctype.h
C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe mkpfunc >pfunc.h
C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe C:\strawberry\perl\lib\ExtUtils\xsubpp
+  -typemap
 C:\strawberry\perl\lib\ExtUtils\typemap -typemap typemap  Parser.xs >
+ Parser.xs
c && C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Command -e "mv" -- Pa
+rser.xsc P
arser.c
gcc -c          -s -O2 -DWIN32 -DHAVE_DES_FCRYPT -DUSE_SITECUSTOMIZE -
+DPERL_IMPL
ICIT_CONTEXT -DPERL_IMPLICIT_SYS -fno-strict-aliasing -DPERL_MSVCRT_RE
+ADFIX -s -
O2        -DVERSION=\"3.72\"    -DXS_VERSION=\"3.72\"  "-IC:\strawberr
+y\perl\lib
\CORE"  -DMARKED_SECTION Parser.c
Running Mkbootstrap for HTML::Parser ()
C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Command -e "chmod" -- 644 
+Parser.bs
C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Mksymlists \
     -e "Mksymlists('NAME'=>\"HTML::Parser\", 'DLBASE' => 'Parser', 'D
+L_FUNCS' =
> {  }, 'FUNCLIST' => [], 'IMPORTS' => {  }, 'DL_VARS' => []);"
dlltool --def Parser.def --output-exp dll.exp
g++ -o blib\arch\auto\HTML\Parser\Parser.dll -Wl,--base-file -Wl,dll.b
+ase -mdll
-s -L"C:\strawberry\perl\lib\CORE" -L"C:\strawberry\c\lib" Parser.o -W
+l,--image-
base,0x35130000  C:\strawberry\perl\lib\CORE\libperl510.a -lmoldname -
+lkernel32
-luser32 -lgdi32 -lwinspool -lcomdlg32 -ladvapi32 -lshell32 -lole32 -l
+oleaut32 -
lnetapi32 -luuid -lws2_32 -lmpr -lwinmm -lversion -lodbc32 -lodbccp32 
+dll.exp
dlltool --def Parser.def --base-file dll.base --output-exp dll.exp
g++ -o blib\arch\auto\HTML\Parser\Parser.dll -mdll -s -L"C:\strawberry
+\perl\lib\
CORE" -L"C:\strawberry\c\lib" Parser.o -Wl,--image-base,0x35130000  C:
+\strawberr
y\perl\lib\CORE\libperl510.a -lmoldname -lkernel32 -luser32 -lgdi32 -l
+winspool -
lcomdlg32 -ladvapi32 -lshell32 -lole32 -loleaut32 -lnetapi32 -luuid -l
+ws2_32 -lm
pr -lwinmm -lversion -lodbc32 -lodbccp32 dll.exp
C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Command -e "chmod" -- 755 
+blib\arch\
auto\HTML\Parser\Parser.dll
C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Command -e "cp" -- Parser.
+bs blib\ar
ch\auto\HTML\Parser\Parser.bs
C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe -MExtUtils::Command -e "chmod" -- 644 
+blib\arch\
auto\HTML\Parser\Parser.bs
  GAAS/HTML-Parser-3.72.tar.gz
  C:\strawberry\c\bin\dmake.EXE -- OK
Running make test
C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e" "test_h
+arness(0,
'blib\lib', 'blib\arch')" t/*.t
t/api_version.t ...... ok
t/argspec-bad.t ...... ok
t/argspec.t .......... ok
t/argspec2.t ......... ok
t/attr-encoded.t ..... ok
t/callback.t ......... ok
t/case-sensitive.t ... ok
t/cases.t ............ ok
t/comment.t .......... ok
t/crashme.t .......... ok
t/declaration.t ...... ok
t/default.t .......... ok
t/document.t ......... ok
t/dtext.t ............ ok
t/entities.t ......... ok
t/entities2.t ........ ok
t/filter-methods.t ... ok
t/filter.t ........... ok
t/handler-eof.t ...... ok
t/handler.t .......... ok
t/headparser-http.t .. ok
t/headparser.t ....... ok
t/ignore.t ........... ok
t/largetags.t ........ ok
t/linkextor-base.t ... ok
t/linkextor-rel.t .... ok
t/magic.t ............ ok
t/marked-sect.t ...... ok
t/msie-compat.t ...... ok
t/offset.t ........... ok
t/options.t .......... ok
t/parsefile.t ........ ok
t/parser.t ........... ok
t/plaintext.t ........ ok
t/pod.t .............. ok
t/process.t .......... ok
t/pullparser.t ....... ok
t/script.t ........... ok
t/skipped-text.t ..... ok
t/stack-realloc.t .... ok
t/textarea.t ......... ok
t/threads.t .......... ok
t/tokeparser.t ....... ok
t/uentities.t ........ ok
t/unbroken-text.t .... ok
t/unicode-bom.t ...... ok
t/unicode.t .......... ok
t/xml-mode.t ......... ok
All tests successful.
Files=48, Tests=458, 21 wallclock secs ( 0.49 usr +  0.38 sys =  0.87 
+CPU)
Result: PASS
  GAAS/HTML-Parser-3.72.tar.gz
  C:\strawberry\c\bin\dmake.EXE test -- OK
Running make install
Prepending C:\strawberry\cpan\build\HTML-Parser-3.72-6K97lD/blib/arch 
+C:\strawbe
rry\cpan\build\HTML-Parser-3.72-6K97lD/blib/lib to PERL5LIB for 'insta
+ll'
WARNING: Unable to unlink 'C:\strawberry\perl\site\lib\auto\HTML\Parse
+r\Parser.d
ll': Permission denied
Going to try to rename it to 'C:\strawberry\perl\site\lib\auto\HTML\Pa
+rser\Parse
r.dll.AAA'.
Rename succesful. Scheduling 'C:\strawberry\perl\site\lib\auto\HTML\Pa
+rser\Parse
r.dll.AAA'
for deletion at reboot.
Files found in blib\arch: installing files in blib\lib into architectu
+re depende
nt library tree
Installing C:\strawberry\perl\site\lib\auto\HTML\Parser\Parser.dll
Installing C:\strawberry\perl\site\lib\HTML\Entities.pm
Installing C:\strawberry\perl\site\lib\HTML\Filter.pm
Installing C:\strawberry\perl\site\lib\HTML\HeadParser.pm
Installing C:\strawberry\perl\site\lib\HTML\LinkExtor.pm
Installing C:\strawberry\perl\site\lib\HTML\Parser.pm
Installing C:\strawberry\perl\site\lib\HTML\TokeParser.pm
Appending installation info to C:\strawberry\perl\lib/perllocal.pod
  GAAS/HTML-Parser-3.72.tar.gz
  C:\strawberry\c\bin\dmake.EXE install UNINST=1 -- OK
Running make for L/LE/LEEJO/CGI-4.36.tar.gz
  Has already been unwrapped into directory C:\strawberry\cpan\build\C
+GI-4.36-PO
ghoC

  CPAN.pm: Going to build L/LE/LEEJO/CGI-4.36.tar.gz

cp lib/CGI.pod blib\lib\CGI.pod
cp lib/CGI/Cookie.pm blib\lib\CGI\Cookie.pm
cp lib/CGI/Pretty.pm blib\lib\CGI\Pretty.pm
cp lib/CGI/HTML/Functions.pod blib\lib\CGI\HTML\Functions.pod
cp lib/CGI.pm blib\lib\CGI.pm
cp lib/CGI/HTML/Functions.pm blib\lib\CGI\HTML\Functions.pm
cp lib/CGI/Carp.pm blib\lib\CGI\Carp.pm
cp lib/CGI/Util.pm blib\lib\CGI\Util.pm
cp lib/Fh.pm blib\lib\Fh.pm
cp lib/CGI/File/Temp.pm blib\lib\CGI\File\Temp.pm
cp lib/CGI/Push.pm blib\lib\CGI\Push.pm
  LEEJO/CGI-4.36.tar.gz
  C:\strawberry\c\bin\dmake.EXE -- OK
Running make test
C:\strawberry\perl\bin\perl.exe "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e" "test_h
+arness(0,
'blib\lib', 'blib\arch')" t/*.t t/headers/*.t
t/arbitrary_handles.t ...... ok
t/autoescape.t ............. ok
t/can.t .................... ok
t/carp.t ................... [Tue Aug 29 03:19:23 2017] carp.t: "my" v
+ariable $f
h masks earlier declaration in same scope at t/carp.t line 448.
t/carp.t ................... 1/76 [Tue Aug 29 03:19:23 2017] carp.t: f
+oo at C:\s
trawberry\cpan\build\CGI-4.36-POghoC\blib\lib/CGI/Carp.pm line 361.
t/carp.t ................... ok
t/cgi.t .................... 1/25 # cgi-lib.pl routines
Use of uninitialized value $src in concatenation (.) or string at C:\s
+trawberry\
cpan\build\CGI-4.36-POghoC\blib\lib/CGI.pm line 1824.
private_tempfiles has been deprecated at C:\strawberry\cpan\build\CGI-
+4.36-POgho
C\blib\lib/CGI.pm line 3227.
t/cgi.t .................... ok
t/changes.t ................ skipped: Test::CPAN::Changes required for
+ this test

t/charset.t ................ ok
t/checkbox_group.t ......... ok
t/command_line.t ........... skipped: No relevant to Windows
t/compiles_pod.t ........... ok
t/cookie.t ................. ok
t/delete.t ................. ok
t/Dump.t ................... ok
t/end_form.t ............... ok
t/form.t ................... ok
t/function.t ............... ok
t/gh-155.t ................. ok
t/headers.t ................ ok
t/headers/attachment.t ..... ok
t/headers/charset.t ........ ok
t/headers/cookie.t ......... ok
t/headers/default.t ........ ok
t/headers/nph.t ............ ok
t/headers/p3p.t ............ ok
t/headers/target.t ......... ok
t/headers/type.t ........... ok
t/hidden.t ................. ok
t/html.t ................... ok
t/html_functions.t ......... ok
t/http.t ................... ok
t/init.t ................... ok
t/multipart_globals.t ...... ok
t/multipart_init.t ......... ok
t/multipart_start.t ........ ok
t/no_tabindex.t ............ ok
t/param_fetch.t ............ ok
t/param_list_context.t ..... ok
t/popup_menu.t ............. ok
t/postdata.t ............... ok
t/pretty.t ................. CGI::Pretty is DEPRECATED and will be rem
+oved in a
future release. Please see https://github.com/leejo/CGI.pm/issues/162 
+for more i
nformation at C:\strawberry\cpan\build\CGI-4.36-POghoC\blib\lib/CGI/Pr
+etty.pm li
ne 21.
t/pretty.t ................. ok
t/push.t ................... ok
t/query_string.t ........... ok
t/redirect_query_string.t .. ok
t/request.t ................ ok
t/rt-31107.t ............... ok
t/rt-52469.t ............... ok
t/rt-57524.t ............... ok
t/rt-75628.t ............... ok
t/rt-84767.t ............... ok
t/save_read_roundtrip.t .... ok
t/sorted.t ................. ok
t/start_end_asterisk.t ..... ok
t/start_end_end.t .......... ok
t/start_end_start.t ........ ok
t/unescapeHTML.t ........... ok
t/upload.t ................. ok
t/uploadInfo.t ............. ok
t/url.t .................... ok
t/user_agent.t ............. ok
t/utf8.t ................... ok
t/util-58.t ................ ok
t/util.t ................... ok
All tests successful.
Files=62, Tests=1545, 32 wallclock secs ( 0.75 usr +  0.57 sys =  1.32
+ CPU)
Result: PASS
  LEEJO/CGI-4.36.tar.gz
  C:\strawberry\c\bin\dmake.EXE test -- OK
Running make install
Prepending C:\strawberry\cpan\build\CGI-4.36-POghoC/blib/arch C:\straw
+berry\cpan
\build\CGI-4.36-POghoC/blib/lib to PERL5LIB for 'install'
Installing C:\strawberry\perl\lib\CGI.pm
Installing C:\strawberry\perl\lib\CGI.pod
Installing C:\strawberry\perl\lib\Fh.pm
Installing C:\strawberry\perl\lib\CGI\Carp.pm
Installing C:\strawberry\perl\lib\CGI\Cookie.pm
Installing C:\strawberry\perl\lib\CGI\Pretty.pm
Installing C:\strawberry\perl\lib\CGI\Push.pm
Installing C:\strawberry\perl\lib\CGI\Util.pm
Installing C:\strawberry\perl\lib\CGI\File\Temp.pm
Installing C:\strawberry\perl\lib\CGI\HTML\Functions.pm
Installing C:\strawberry\perl\lib\CGI\HTML\Functions.pod
Appending installation info to C:\strawberry\perl\lib/perllocal.pod
  LEEJO/CGI-4.36.tar.gz
  C:\strawberry\c\bin\dmake.EXE install UNINST=1 -- OK
Running install for module 'Test::Output'
Running make for B/BD/BDFOY/Test-Output-1.031.tar.gz
Fetching with LWP:
http://cpan.strawberryperl.com/authors/id/B/BD/BDFOY/Test-Output-1.031
+.tar.gz
Fetching with LWP:
http://cpan.strawberryperl.com/authors/id/B/BD/BDFOY/CHECKSUMS
Checksum for C:\strawberry\cpan\sources\authors\id\B\BD\BDFOY\Test-Out
+put-1.031.
tar.gz ok
---- Unsatisfied dependencies detected during ----
----      BDFOY/Test-Output-1.031.tar.gz      ----
    ExtUtils::MakeMaker [build_requires]
Running make test
  Make had some problems, won't test
  Delayed until after prerequisites
Running make install
  Make had some problems, won't install
  Delayed until after prerequisites
Running install for module 'ExtUtils::MakeMaker'
Running make for B/BI/BINGOS/ExtUtils-MakeMaker-7.30.tar.gz
Fetching with LWP:
http://cpan.strawberryperl.com/authors/id/B/BI/BINGOS/ExtUtils-MakeMak
+er-7.30.ta
r.gz
Fetching with LWP:
http://cpan.strawberryperl.com/authors/id/B/BI/BINGOS/CHECKSUMS
Checksum for C:\strawberry\cpan\sources\authors\id\B\BI\BINGOS\ExtUtil
+s-MakeMake
r-7.30.tar.gz ok
Couldn't move C:\strawberry\cpan\build\tmp-3808\ExtUtils-MakeMaker-7.3
+0\lib to C
:\strawberry\cpan\build\ExtUtils-MakeMaker-7.30-pzCWn3\lib: No such fi
+le or dire
ctory at C:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Distribution.pm line 516
        CPAN::Distribution::run_preps_on_packagedir('CPAN::Distributio
+n=HASH(0x2
eeee54)') called at C:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Distribution.pm line 3
+47
        CPAN::Distribution::get('CPAN::Distribution=HASH(0x2eeee54)') 
+called at
C:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Distribution.pm line 1687
        CPAN::Distribution::make('CPAN::Distribution=HASH(0x2eeee54)')
+ called at
 C:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Distribution.pm line 2915
        CPAN::Distribution::test('CPAN::Distribution=HASH(0x2eeee54)')
+ called at
 C:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Distribution.pm line 3305
        CPAN::Distribution::install('CPAN::Distribution=HASH(0x2eeee54
+)') called
 at C:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Module.pm line 479
        eval {...} called at C:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Module.pm lin
+e 478
        CPAN::Module::rematein('CPAN::Module=HASH(0x2d27e8c)', 'instal
+l') called
 at C:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Module.pm line 578
        CPAN::Module::install('CPAN::Module=HASH(0x2d27e8c)') called a
+t C:\straw
berry\perl\lib/CPAN/Shell.pm line 1790
        CPAN::Shell::rematein('CPAN::Shell', 'install', 'WWW::Mechaniz
+e') called
 at C:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Shell.pm line 1970
        CPAN::Shell::__ANON__('CPAN::Shell', 'WWW::Mechanize') called 
+at C:/stra
wberry/perl/lib/App/Cpan.pm line 459
        App::Cpan::__ANON__('WWW::Mechanize') called at C:/strawberry/
+perl/lib/A
pp/Cpan.pm line 468
        App::Cpan::_default('ARRAY(0xbec284)', 'HASH(0x1665f64)') call
+ed at C:/s
trawberry/perl/lib/App/Cpan.pm line 386
        App::Cpan::run('App::Cpan', 'WWW::Mechanize') called at C:\str
+awberry\pe
rl\bin/cpan line 8

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A few additional attempts to reinstall WWW::Mechanize, which gave fewer terminal lines for some reason:

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>cpan WWW::Mechanize 'new'
CPAN: CPAN::SQLite loaded ok (v0.199)
Database was generated on Tue, 29 Aug 2017 01:11:57 GMT
Running install for module 'WWW::Mechanize'
CPAN: YAML loaded ok (v0.71)
Running make for O/OA/OALDERS/WWW-Mechanize-1.86.tar.gz
CPAN: Digest::SHA loaded ok (v5.48)
CPAN: Compress::Zlib loaded ok (v2.024)
Checksum for C:\strawberry\cpan\sources\authors\id\O\OA\OALDERS\WWW-Me
+chanize-1.
86.tar.gz ok
CPAN: Archive::Tar loaded ok (v1.54)
CPAN: File::Temp loaded ok (v0.22)
Couldn't move C:\strawberry\cpan\build\tmp-2908\WWW-Mechanize-1.86\etc
+ to C:\str
awberry\cpan\build\WWW-Mechanize-1.86-u2xDCt\etc: No such file or dire
+ctory at C
:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Distribution.pm line 516
        CPAN::Distribution::run_preps_on_packagedir('CPAN::Distributio
+n=HASH(0x1
8c1794)') called at C:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Distribution.pm line 3
+47
        CPAN::Distribution::get('CPAN::Distribution=HASH(0x18c1794)') 
+called at
C:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Distribution.pm line 1687
        CPAN::Distribution::make('CPAN::Distribution=HASH(0x18c1794)')
+ called at
 C:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Distribution.pm line 2915
        CPAN::Distribution::test('CPAN::Distribution=HASH(0x18c1794)')
+ called at
 C:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Distribution.pm line 3305
        CPAN::Distribution::install('CPAN::Distribution=HASH(0x18c1794
+)') called
 at C:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Module.pm line 479
        eval {...} called at C:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Module.pm lin
+e 478
        CPAN::Module::rematein('CPAN::Module=HASH(0x18c1764)', 'instal
+l') called
 at C:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Module.pm line 578
        CPAN::Module::install('CPAN::Module=HASH(0x18c1764)') called a
+t C:\straw
berry\perl\lib/CPAN/Shell.pm line 1790
        CPAN::Shell::rematein('CPAN::Shell', 'install', 'WWW::Mechaniz
+e') called
 at C:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Shell.pm line 1970
        CPAN::Shell::__ANON__('CPAN::Shell', 'WWW::Mechanize') called 
+at C:/stra
wberry/perl/lib/App/Cpan.pm line 459
        App::Cpan::__ANON__('WWW::Mechanize') called at C:/strawberry/
+perl/lib/A
pp/Cpan.pm line 468
        App::Cpan::_default('ARRAY(0xbec254)', 'HASH(0x166642c)') call
+ed at C:/s
trawberry/perl/lib/App/Cpan.pm line 386
        App::Cpan::run('App::Cpan', 'WWW::Mechanize', '\'new\'') calle
+d at C:\st
rawberry\perl\bin/cpan line 8

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C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>cpan WWW::Mechanize
CPAN: CPAN::SQLite loaded ok (v0.199)
Database was generated on Tue, 29 Aug 2017 01:11:57 GMT
Running install for module 'WWW::Mechanize'
CPAN: YAML loaded ok (v0.71)
Running make for O/OA/OALDERS/WWW-Mechanize-1.86.tar.gz
CPAN: Digest::SHA loaded ok (v5.48)
CPAN: Compress::Zlib loaded ok (v2.024)
Checksum for C:\strawberry\cpan\sources\authors\id\O\OA\OALDERS\WWW-Me
+chanize-1.
86.tar.gz ok
CPAN: Archive::Tar loaded ok (v1.54)
CPAN: File::Temp loaded ok (v0.22)

  CPAN.pm: Going to build O/OA/OALDERS/WWW-Mechanize-1.86.tar.gz

Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Warning: prerequisite Test::Output 0 not found.
Warning: prerequisite Test::Warnings 0 not found.
Writing Makefile for WWW::Mechanize
CPAN: Module::CoreList loaded ok (v2.25)
---- Unsatisfied dependencies detected during ----
----     OALDERS/WWW-Mechanize-1.86.tar.gz    ----
    Test::Output [build_requires]
    Test::Warnings [build_requires]
Running make test
  Delayed until after prerequisites
Running make install
  Delayed until after prerequisites
Running install for module 'Test::Output'
Running make for B/BD/BDFOY/Test-Output-1.031.tar.gz
Checksum for C:\strawberry\cpan\sources\authors\id\B\BD\BDFOY\Test-Out
+put-1.031.
tar.gz ok
Couldn't move C:\strawberry\cpan\build\tmp-3436\Test-Output-1.031\t to
+ C:\strawb
erry\cpan\build\Test-Output-1.031-18fXSW\t: No such file or directory 
+at C:\stra
wberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Distribution.pm line 516
        CPAN::Distribution::run_preps_on_packagedir('CPAN::Distributio
+n=HASH(0x3
43858c)') called at C:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Distribution.pm line 3
+47
        CPAN::Distribution::get('CPAN::Distribution=HASH(0x343858c)') 
+called at
C:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Distribution.pm line 1687
        CPAN::Distribution::make('CPAN::Distribution=HASH(0x343858c)')
+ called at
 C:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Distribution.pm line 2915
        CPAN::Distribution::test('CPAN::Distribution=HASH(0x343858c)')
+ called at
 C:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Distribution.pm line 3305
        CPAN::Distribution::install('CPAN::Distribution=HASH(0x343858c
+)') called
 at C:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Module.pm line 479
        eval {...} called at C:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Module.pm lin
+e 478
        CPAN::Module::rematein('CPAN::Module=HASH(0x3437cb4)', 'instal
+l') called
 at C:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Module.pm line 578
        CPAN::Module::install('CPAN::Module=HASH(0x3437cb4)') called a
+t C:\straw
berry\perl\lib/CPAN/Shell.pm line 1790
        CPAN::Shell::rematein('CPAN::Shell', 'install', 'WWW::Mechaniz
+e') called
 at C:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Shell.pm line 1970
        CPAN::Shell::__ANON__('CPAN::Shell', 'WWW::Mechanize') called 
+at C:/stra
wberry/perl/lib/App/Cpan.pm line 459
        App::Cpan::__ANON__('WWW::Mechanize') called at C:/strawberry/
+perl/lib/A
pp/Cpan.pm line 468
        App::Cpan::_default('ARRAY(0xbec284)', 'HASH(0x1665c74)') call
+ed at C:/s
trawberry/perl/lib/App/Cpan.pm line 386
        App::Cpan::run('App::Cpan', 'WWW::Mechanize') called at C:\str
+awberry\pe
rl\bin/cpan line 8

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>cpan WWW::Mechanize 'new'
CPAN: CPAN::SQLite loaded ok (v0.199)
Database was generated on Tue, 29 Aug 2017 01:11:57 GMT
Running install for module 'WWW::Mechanize'
CPAN: YAML loaded ok (v0.71)
Running make for O/OA/OALDERS/WWW-Mechanize-1.86.tar.gz
CPAN: Digest::SHA loaded ok (v5.48)
CPAN: Compress::Zlib loaded ok (v2.024)
Checksum for C:\strawberry\cpan\sources\authors\id\O\OA\OALDERS\WWW-Me
+chanize-1.
86.tar.gz ok
CPAN: Archive::Tar loaded ok (v1.54)
CPAN: File::Temp loaded ok (v0.22)

  CPAN.pm: Going to build O/OA/OALDERS/WWW-Mechanize-1.86.tar.gz

Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Warning: prerequisite Test::Output 0 not found.
Warning: prerequisite Test::Warnings 0 not found.
Writing Makefile for WWW::Mechanize
CPAN: Module::CoreList loaded ok (v2.25)
---- Unsatisfied dependencies detected during ----
----     OALDERS/WWW-Mechanize-1.86.tar.gz    ----
    Test::Output [build_requires]
    Test::Warnings [build_requires]
Running make test
  Delayed until after prerequisites
Running make install
  Delayed until after prerequisites
Running install for module 'Test::Output'
Running make for B/BD/BDFOY/Test-Output-1.031.tar.gz
Checksum for C:\strawberry\cpan\sources\authors\id\B\BD\BDFOY\Test-Out
+put-1.031.
tar.gz ok
Couldn't move C:\strawberry\cpan\build\tmp-2444\Test-Output-1.031\t to
+ C:\strawb
erry\cpan\build\Test-Output-1.031-9btu0L\t: No such file or directory 
+at C:\stra
wberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Distribution.pm line 516
        CPAN::Distribution::run_preps_on_packagedir('CPAN::Distributio
+n=HASH(0x3
42a59c)') called at C:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Distribution.pm line 3
+47
        CPAN::Distribution::get('CPAN::Distribution=HASH(0x342a59c)') 
+called at
C:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Distribution.pm line 1687
        CPAN::Distribution::make('CPAN::Distribution=HASH(0x342a59c)')
+ called at
 C:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Distribution.pm line 2915
        CPAN::Distribution::test('CPAN::Distribution=HASH(0x342a59c)')
+ called at
 C:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Distribution.pm line 3305
        CPAN::Distribution::install('CPAN::Distribution=HASH(0x342a59c
+)') called
 at C:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Module.pm line 479
        eval {...} called at C:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Module.pm lin
+e 478
        CPAN::Module::rematein('CPAN::Module=HASH(0x3429cc4)', 'instal
+l') called
 at C:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Module.pm line 578
        CPAN::Module::install('CPAN::Module=HASH(0x3429cc4)') called a
+t C:\straw
berry\perl\lib/CPAN/Shell.pm line 1790
        CPAN::Shell::rematein('CPAN::Shell', 'install', 'WWW::Mechaniz
+e') called
 at C:\strawberry\perl\lib/CPAN/Shell.pm line 1970
        CPAN::Shell::__ANON__('CPAN::Shell', 'WWW::Mechanize') called 
+at C:/stra
wberry/perl/lib/App/Cpan.pm line 459
        App::Cpan::__ANON__('WWW::Mechanize') called at C:/strawberry/
+perl/lib/A
pp/Cpan.pm line 468
        App::Cpan::_default('ARRAY(0xbec2b4)', 'HASH(0x1665bac)') call
+ed at C:/s
trawberry/perl/lib/App/Cpan.pm line 386
        App::Cpan::run('App::Cpan', 'WWW::Mechanize', '\'new\'') calle
+d at C:\st
rawberry\perl\bin/cpan line 8

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If the GET is damaged, then does that mean I can't download and reinstall a fix to WWW::Mechanize from cpan (because maybe it uses the same GET) ?
Thank you very much for any assistance (I'm way over my head here).

UPDATE:
I have done some experimentation and now believe that WWW::Mechanize does go online but fails to save files.

use strict;
use warnings;
use diagnostics;
use WWW::Mechanize;
$|=1;

print "Init\n";

if($@){print "\n\$@ = $@\n"; $@=0;}
if($!){print "\n\$! = $!\n"; $!=0;}

print "Mech\n";

my $mech = WWW::Mechanize->new( autocheck => 1 );

if($@){print "\n\$@ = $@\n"; $@=0;}
if($!){print "\n\$! = $!\n"; $!=0;}

print "Get\n";

#$mech->get('https://www.google.com/images/branding/googlelogo/1x/goog
+lelogo_color_272x92dp.png', ':content_file' => 'z.png');
#$mech->get('https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af
+/White_pearl_necklace.jpg/220px-White_pearl_necklace.jpg', ':content_
+file' => 'zzz.jpg');
#$mech->get('https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e
+/Various_pearls.jpg/210px-Various_pearls.jpg', ':content_file' => 'zz
+.jpg');
#$mech->get('http://google.com/ncr'); #print $mech->content( format =>
+ 'text' );
#$mech->get('http://google.com/ncr'); #print $mech->content( format =>
+ 'text' );

if($@){print "\n\$@ = $@\n"; $@=0;}
if($!){print "\n\$! = $!\n"; $!=0;}
print "\nDone\n"; <>;
exit;
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In this code I use "#" 7 times.
If I drop any 1 or 0 of them, my terminal shows:

Init
Mech

$! = Bad file descriptor
Get

Done
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If I drop any 2 # (unless its 5 but not 4, or 7 but not 6 obviously) I get

Init
Mech

$! = Bad file descriptor
Get

$! = Bad file descriptor

Done
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If I drop the last 2 #, I do get the content of the page.
If I understand correctly this means I do get online files/pages but can't save them for some reason.
As before, no combination produced any downloaded files.

Your thoughts ?
Thank you.