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Problems installing ActivePerl

OS: Windows | Product: ActivePerl | tags: install msi
Question: 

I downloaded Activeperl form your website, but when I go to start the installation process I get this error:

"This installation package could not be open contact the application vendor to ensure that this is a valid installer package."

What is wrong?

Answer: 

People get this error if the the MSI installation package is corrupted during the download. You might have better luck downloading from our FTP site:

http://downloads.activestate.com/

Note that you can verify the downloaded file against the MD5SUMS published in each download directory:

http://downloads.activestate.com/ActivePerl/Windows/5.10/MD5SUM ( 5.10 )

http://downloads.activestate.com/ActivePerl/Windows/5.8/MD5SUM ( 5.8 )

http://downloads.activestate.com/ActivePerl/Windows/5.6/MD5SUM ( 5.6 )

You can get a tool to generate md5sum hashes from here:

http://www.pc-tools.net/win32/md5sums/