If, for one reason or another, you cannot install from the MSI, go back to ActivePerl's web space and download the AS package (a. Simply run the MSI (an executable) and follow the installation guidelines. If you don't, you'll have more work to do after installing.
Choose the most recent version and download the MSI package under the Windows heading.īEFORE CONTINUING: Make sure you have Administrator privileges on your computer. The left column should say 'ActivePerl' and then a version number. If you're running Windows XP, you're set and don't really need to worry about this. (The three columns being the download list, an info column, and then the 'Register. The first thing you should do is check out the 'minimum requirements' link in the middle column. (ActiveState doesn't require contact info.) Don't give up yet!) At the bottom of the page, click 'DOWNLOAD', then either fill in the blanks on the next page or not and click 'Next'. On the next page, click on 'ActivePerl' under 'ActivePerl Family'. From here you can either click on the 'Perl' link in the top banner, or hover your mouse pointer over 'Languages' in the red bar and then click on 'ActivePerl Family' in the dropbox that appears. First, go to ActiveState's ActivePerl Site.