>perl -MExtUtils::MakeMaker -le"print ExtUtils::MakeMaker->VERSION"
6.4401

>perl -v

This is perl, v5.8.8 built for MSWin32-x86-multi-thread
(with 12 registered patches, see perl -V for more detail)

Copyright 1987-2007, Larry Wall

Binary build 824 [287188] provided by ActiveState http://www.ActiveSta
+te.com
Built Sep  3 2008 11:14:55
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I don't know if it came with the ActivePerl or it if it was installed in a cpan shell upgrade. Let me know if you want me to do a fresh install.