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HTML::Element failed to load: HTML::Parser object version 3.26 does not match bootstrap parameter 3.66

The module you are trying to install has a list of dependencies, it looks as though the version of HTML::Parser isn't being satisfied.

What does c:\perl -v output? I'd suggest installing an up to date version of Strawberry Perl and use the cpan command line client to install modules since you can't use PPM. See also Installing Modules from the tutorials section.

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Re^2: Bootstrap Version Issues including HTML and XML libraries
by DugganSC (Initiate) on Aug 27, 2010 at 16:58 UTC

    Ah. I'm limited in what I can install. This is on a computer at work. The version info I receive is the following (-v followed by -V since it said that was necessary to show the "one patch")

    This is perl, v5.6.1 built for MSWin32-x86-multi-thread
(with 1 registered patch, see perl -V for more detail)

Copyright 1987-2001, Larry Wall

Binary build 635 provided by ActiveState Corp. http://www.ActiveState.
+com
Built 15:34:21 Feb  4 2003


Perl may be copied only under the terms of either the Artistic License
+ or the
GNU General Public License, which may be found in the Perl 5 source ki
+t.

Complete documentation for Perl, including FAQ lists, should be found 
+on
this system using `man perl' or `perldoc perl'.  If you have access to
+ the
Internet, point your browser at http://www.perl.com/, the Perl Home Pa
+ge.

Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 6 subversion 1) configuration:
  Platform:
    osname=MSWin32, osvers=4.0, archname=MSWin32-x86-multi-thread
    uname=''
    config_args='undef'
    hint=recommended, useposix=true, d_sigaction=undef
    usethreads=undef use5005threads=undef useithreads=define usemultip
+licity=define
    useperlio=undef d_sfio=undef uselargefiles=undef usesocks=undef
    use64bitint=undef use64bitall=undef uselongdouble=undef
  Compiler:
    cc='cl', ccflags ='-nologo -O1 -MD -Zi -DNDEBUG -DWIN32 -D_CONSOLE
+ -DNO_STRICT -DHAVE_DES_FCRYPT  -DPERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT -DPERL_IMPLIC
+IT_SYS -DPERL_MSVCRT_READFIX',
    optimize='-O1 -MD -Zi -DNDEBUG',
    cppflags='-DWIN32'
    ccversion='', gccversion='', gccosandvers=''
    intsize=4, longsize=4, ptrsize=4, doublesize=8, byteorder=1234
    d_longlong=undef, longlongsize=8, d_longdbl=define, longdblsize=10
    ivtype='long', ivsize=4, nvtype='double', nvsize=8, Off_t='off_t',
+ lseeksize=4
    alignbytes=8, usemymalloc=n, prototype=define
  Linker and Libraries:
    ld='link', ldflags ='-nologo -nodefaultlib -debug -opt:ref,icf  -l
+ibpath:"C:\Perl\lib\CORE"  -machine:x86'
    libpth="C:\Perl\lib\CORE"
    libs=  oldnames.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib
+  comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib  netap
+i32.lib uuid.lib wsock32.lib mpr.lib winmm.lib  version.lib odbc32.li
+b odbccp32.lib msvcrt.lib
    perllibs=  oldnames.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool
+.lib  comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib  n
+etapi32.lib uuid.lib wsock32.lib mpr.lib winmm.lib  version.lib odbc3
+2.lib odbccp32.lib msvcrt.lib
    libc=msvcrt.lib, so=dll, useshrplib=yes, libperl=perl56.lib
  Dynamic Linking:
    dlsrc=dl_win32.xs, dlext=dll, d_dlsymun=undef, ccdlflags=' '
    cccdlflags=' ', lddlflags='-dll -nologo -nodefaultlib -debug -opt:
+ref,icf  -libpath:"C:\Perl\lib\CORE"  -machine:x86'


Characteristics of this binary (from libperl): 
  Compile-time options: MULTIPLICITY USE_ITHREADS PERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEX
+T PERL_IMPLICIT_SYS
  Locally applied patches:
      ActivePerl Build 635
  Built under MSWin32
  Compiled at Feb  4 2003 15:34:21
  @INC:
    C:/Perl/lib
    C:/Perl/site/lib
    .

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      That's a pretty old version of Perl. Consider speaking to your system administrator and suggesting the upgrade. Given that you seem to be able to download modules manually and install them they can't be too objectionable.

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