Hi, :-) I too have the same problem. I did exactly what u mention above. i created anew local repo and copied ppd file outside the package. this is the output.................. ppm> rep describe 1 Describing Active Repository 1: Name: Autonamed 1 Location: C:\LocalRepo Type: Local directory ppm> install Bundle-CPAN.ppd The system cannot find the path specified. Error: connect: Unknown error ******Please help me*******