I ran into the following error when trying to update HTML::Parser using ActiveState 5.6.0's PPM:

PPM> verify
An upgrade to package 'HTML-Parser' is available.
PPM> install HTML::Parser
Install package 'HTML-Parser?' (y/N): y
Retrieving package 'HTML-Parser'...
Error installing package 'HTML-Parser': 
   Cannot forceunlink C:\perl\site\lib\auto\HTML\Parser\Parser.dll: 
   Permission denied at C:/perl/lib/File/Find.pm line 499

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How should I proceed? Should I simply delete the C:\perl\site\lib\auto\HTML\Parser\ directory or is there something less heavy-handed I can do to resolve this?

I did try to do my homework before posting, but was unabled to find anything relevant. Please help.

In reply to Problems Updating HTML::Parser by batmonk

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