To make things simplier (i you choose this route), you can download IndigoPerl. Here is an excerpt from their web page.

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About Indigo Perl

IndigoPerl is a binary build of Perl 5.6 for Win32 with an integrated Apache web server for testing and developing CGI scripts.

IndigoPerl is free.  It includes a browser based GUI Package Manager for installing pre-built binary packages from repositories.  The package manager can also be used to build and install CPAN source modules.

• It is provided in zip format with an installation script written in perl.  You can easily customize or repackage it for redistribution with additional modules.
  
• It can be installed on all Win32 systems.
  
• It  includes an integrated Apache webserver for testing and developing CGI scripts.  Apache is pre-configured for running perl cgi scripts.  Mod_perl is also installed.
  
• It includes a browser based GUI Package Manager as well as a command line Indigo Package Manager.  The package manager can install pre-built binary packages from a repository as well as well as CPAN source modules.
  
• It comes without a restrictive license - you can do whatever you want to do with it.
  

General features:

Easy installation  - unzip and run setup script Setup script is in perl and easily be modified and customized Does not install files in windows directories Does not keep data in registry Uses text files to keep configuration information Multiple versions can be kept on same PC Can be installed on multiple computers with a simple copy Includes PerlConsole, which provides a web browser based GUI access to the Perl help files, the GUI Package Manager and a documentation search engine

Package Management features:

Includes a browser based GUI Package Manager This allows you to install and remove modules using a point-and-click interface Also includes IPM, a console version of the package manager Modules are binary compatible with the ActiveState package repository Can install pre-built binary packages from repositories

CGI features:

Comes with pre-installed Apache web server This can be used to develop and test CGI scripts

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Kristofer A. Hoch

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