Download (from CPAN) and install the latest version (0.24) of Win32::TieRegistry to eliminate the spurious error. Installing the module only involves put a single *.pm file in place so it isn't much work to install the new version in your own directory if you can't get the site to update the module.

I can't believe it took me this long to fix this... I'm so ashamed. ).: (I changed jobs, had a truncated *.zip file as my first backup, had a bad block on my tape backup, still don't have my new computer working again, ...)

        - tye (but my friends call me "Tye")