[Dxspider-support] Help Needed: New install on WinXP

[David Spoelstra]

> I did the "PPM" thing again, and was informed that (at least with
> 5.6.1) these packages were already installed.  So, I just went ahead
> and started things up and it all worked.

You need to go the directory where you installed Perl and delete the entire 
Perl directory *after* you do the uninstall.  What happened is that you 
previously installed Perl and then the optional packages.  You subsiquently 
uninstalled Perl, but that doesn't uninstall the optional packages you 
installed which live in a subdirectory off Perl and are *not* deleted by the 
uninstall.  So, when you install a new version of Perl in the same directory 
location, Perl automagically finds the packages you previously installed!

> Anyway, it seems that we're up and running, so thanks for the help,
> OM.

No problem!  Have fun!  If you think of anything else that might help 
Windows users install or maintain DXSpider, please pass it along.

-David, N9KT