Thanks for the answer.

So it is wise to use the latest version of Perl. Even if you have to be compatible. (I never worry to do so with PHP) But it doesn't explain why it refuses to install now and had no problems in the past. See result with perldoc perllocal

  Tue Apr  3 10:36:14 2012: "Module" Win32::SystemInfo
    *   "installed into: C:\strawberry\perl\site\lib"

    *   "LINKTYPE: dynamic"

    *   "VERSION: 0.11"

    *   "EXE_FILES: "

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In reply to Re^2: What version of Strawberry Perl to use? by gepebril69
in thread What version of Strawberry Perl to use? by gepebril69

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