in reply to Problems installing DBI in Windows

As DBI 1.43 was only announced earlier today, I think you're falling between two chairs, getting a mixed distribution between DBI 1.42 (the DLL) and DBI 1.43 (the pure perl side of DBI).

Don't ask me how, but you should try to get a distribution as a whole, either 1.42, or an older release, and install it locally (search the repositories). Or, wait a few days for the dust to settle.