Maybe you should try
XAMMP Lite. It comes with Apache, PHP, MySQL and a few other things
but not Perl. You can have your own ActiveSate Version of Perl running next to it.
Update: Sorry, I didn't notice that there is a
mini Perl version included. Just the Perl executable.
And why are there so many german users? It's because
apachefriends.org is a german page. It belongs to Kai Seidler.
BioHazard
reading between the lines is my real pleasure