This may also be an issue of which perl. I think most folks that are Win32 users will use ppm to download modules. I only have Theory and the ActiveState reps, and no one has upgraded that module for 5.8 build. I am wiser about looking on CPAN now, and if I have issues build it myself if the module doesn't work, but not everyone can. And, the user needs to beware that not all of the modules that are on the repositories work like they are supposed to either.