Yes, there is a dummy proof installation method. ActiveState installs a utility called the "Perl Package Manager". This utility allows you to install any module that they have in their repository. To access PPM, goto your DOS Prompt and type ppm and hit enter, once it's finished, type install DBI and hit enter. PPM does the rest for you.

You can read more about PPM in your ActiveState HTML documentation. Also, ActiveState has an faq on the subject. In addition to that, you can always type help at the PPM prompt for some quick command help.

If you need to install a module that ActiveState doesn't have in its repository, you'll need nmake, which is free.

Update: /ignore me. Ovid has a better answer in this thread.

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