The output shown is a little odd. The qq in the system call isn't correct: 
    "system qq]pl2bat.bat \.shift"

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It should be: 

    "system qq[pl2bat.bat ].shift"

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If this isn't a copy and paste error then it looks like the problem is with MakeMaker.

For what it's worth, the module installs fine for me with ActivePerl 5.6.1.638 on WinXP: 

    C:\>perl -v

    This is perl, v5.6.1 built for MSWin32-x86-multi-thread
    (with 1 registered patch, see perl -V for more detail)

    Copyright 1987-2001, Larry Wall

    Binary build 638 provided by ActiveState Corp. http://www.ActiveSt
+ate.com

    ...

    C:\Temp\Spreadsheet-WriteExcel-2.14>perl Makefile.PL
    Writing Makefile for Spreadsheet::WriteExcel

    C:\Temp\Spreadsheet-WriteExcel-2.14>nmake

    Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility   Version 1.50
    Copyright (c) Microsoft Corp 1988-94. All rights reserved.

            C:\Perl561\bin\perl.exe -IC:\Perl561\lib -IC:\Perl561\lib 
+-MExtUtils::Command -e cp bin/chartex blib\script\chartex
            C:\Perl561\bin\perl.exe -IC:\Perl561\lib -IC:\Perl561\lib 
+ -e "system qq[pl2bat.bat ].shift" blib\script\chartex

    C:\Temp\Spreadsheet-WriteExcel-2.14>nmake test

    ...

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John.

In reply to Re: Activestate 5.6.1.638 - Module instalation freezing with Spreadsheet::WriteExcel and others by jmcnamara
in thread Activestate 5.6.1.638 - Module instalation freezing with Spreadsheet::WriteExcel and others by Andre_br

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