Yes !! Success !!

Thank you jsprat, Mr. Muskrat, iburrell, and DigitalKitty for pointing the way.

My repository had these settings: 

ppm:AvtivePerl5> rep desc
Describing Active Repository 1:
    Name: ActiveState PPM2 Repository
Location: http://ppm.ActiveState.com/cgibin/PPM/ppmserver.pl?urn:/PPMS
+erver
    Type: PPMServer 2.0
ppm:AvtivePerl5> rep
Repositories:
[1] ActiveState PPM2 Repository
[2] ActiveState Package Repository
[3] Jenda
ppm:AvtivePerl5> rep desc 2
Describing Active Repository 2:
    Name: ActiveState Package Repository
Location: http://ppm-ia.ActiveState.com/PPM/ppmserver.plex?urn:/PPM/Se
+rver/SQL
    Type: PPMServer 3.0
ppm:AvtivePerl5> rep desc 3
Describing Active Repository 3:
    Name: Jenda
Location: http://Jenda.Krynicky.cz/perl
    Type: Webpage

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After I added 

Describing Active Repository 1:
    Name: ActivePerl8
Location: http://ppm.ActiveState.com/PPM/ppmserver-5.8-windows.plex?ur
+n:/PPM/Server/SQL
    Type: PPMServer 3.0

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as suggested by jsprat, and made it the primary, ppm works again !!

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In reply to Re: ppm trouble:'no suitable installation target' by NetWallah
in thread ppm trouble:'no suitable installation target' by NetWallah

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