To be frank, I wasn't aware that Windows XP had anything to do with security and privileges since the administration account is hidden , most probably out of my ignorance. But are you logging in as the Administrator, have you tried to install to a local directory in case not? What Perl version or flavor is it you are using?

Update: I have been using ActiveState Perl and their Perl Package Manager utility effectively, these two links can help Downloading CPAN modules on WIndows.... and How to install a CPAN module. First, try to install through the ppm by invoking the command ppm-shell from the console and in there typing "ppm>install ModuleName". This might even be quicker than having to install a tar.gz file and compiling it yourself. Let me know what comes of it...

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In reply to Re: XP vs Win 2000 - installing modules - rights by biohisham
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