Is it just DBI, or can you get anything via PPM? I notice you got a (XML) Parser error.

From the ActiveState PPM Page:

The PPM config file, ppm.xml, got corrupted and PPM no longer works properly. If this occurs, a new minimal PPM config file can be generated using the 'genconfig' command at a Command Prompt: C:\> ppm genconfig > ppm.xml The new ppm.xml should be copied to the directory Perl/site/lib. PPM should now work properly, but all information about previously installed packages will be lost.