I just downloaded ActivePerl-5.8.8.819-MSWin2. When I go to the ppm GUI no packages show up (installed nor available).

I heard rumor that the default repo url was incorrect, so I deleted it and added this one to no avail:

http://ppm4.activestate.com/MSWin32-x86/5.8/819

I've added other repos and they all report 0 packages. I even used ppm -shell and entered ppm repo and it showed the repositories with 0 packages.

Has anyone had this problem with the PPM GUI? Can anyone give me suggestions on how to populate this GUI with packages? I must admit I did install perl in a directory other than C:\. Would this have any bearings on where the packages are being pulled from?
Thanks!

Update:

Using the shell I see a status:500. Don't know if this is an error message. Anyone know?

Downloading ActiveState packlist...status 500
Downloading www.bribes.org packlist...status 500

In reply to PPM4 No Packages by mikasue

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