Unless there is a *really good* reason not to I would simply remove your perl install and reinstall Perl 5.6.1 from Active State - this is a binary distribution and works well on Win32. I suggest 5.6.1 as 5.6.1 is fairly stable and 5.8 is fairly new and thus much less stable. When you install the Active State Perl you get LWP anyway as well as ppm. You have a broken install and this is the quickest fix.

cheers

tachyon

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