--have explorer 5 ... but i have no idea what DCOM is ... i'll have to look into whatever that is ...
--aren't there any alternatives? -X -----Original Message----- From: yahoo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Hi, a quick look on the ActiveState site seems to indicate that DCOM for win98 and atleast IE 5 are required. Have you got these? regards Joel -----Original Message----- --howdy: --i did download and install the, er, installer 2.0 for windows '98 (it's called InstMsiA). --it installs and reboots the system, but when i try to install ActivePerl 5.6.1 behind that, i get a messages that says something like, 'Can't install'. --i'm sorry i don't have the exact error message to post ... but that's why i'm looking for another version of Perl to install without the pre-installer package. -X [snip rest]