Thanks for the information but it doesn't seem to work.
When I execute the ppm command, it can't find an installable package for XML::LibXML::Common.

C:\TempPerl\XML-LibXML-Common-0.13>ppm install XML::LibXML::Common
Downloading ActiveState Package Repository packlist...not modified
ppm install failed: Can't find any package that provides XML::LibXML::
+Common

C:\TempPerl\XML-LibXML-Common-0.13>
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I have my search sites to be CPAN, 2 sites at Uwinnipeg and Trouchelle.
If I try to download using a browser I get the following error.

Content Encoding Error (content_encoding_error) 

 
Server response could not be decoded using encoding type returned by s
+erver.  
This is typically caused by a Web Site presenting a content encoding h
+eader of one type, and then encoding the data differently.
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Any other leads or recommendations on the Make errors?