CPAN modules and Winzip

Kateveronica has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hey Monks, Have a very basic question: I downloaded Active PERL on my windows computer. I need to install a CPAN module called Statistics-Descriptive-2.6. I downloaded it from the CPAN website, but Winzip did´t untar it. HOw do I untar the file so that I can install it? This is more of a windows question than a perl question. Sorry about that :) Thanks!

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Re: CPAN modules and Winzip by marto (Cardinal) on Mar 07, 2007 at 15:38 UTC
Kateveronica, take a look at A guide to installing modules for Win32 from the tutorials section of this site. Thanks Martin	[reply]
Re: CPAN modules and Winzip by jettero (Monsignor) on Mar 07, 2007 at 15:27 UTC
start->run->ppm It installed flawlessly on my windows box with a search for 'statistics', a right click and a left click. -Paul	[reply]
Re^2: CPAN modules and Winzip by Kateveronica (Initiate) on Mar 07, 2007 at 16:14 UTC
Hey Paul, You are right. I was making it much more complicated than necessary. Now an even more basic question: I need to put the package in to a directory on my desktop. I have never used windows so am not familiar with command-line language and teh drag and click from ppm didn´t seem to cut it. How do I actually ACCESS teh module I have just downloaded to save it in a desktop file? Thank you!	[reply]