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Asked: 2026-05-21T19:19:42+00:00

I’m using Perl as my scripting language of choice under Windows and normally I

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I’m using Perl as my scripting language of choice under Windows and normally I just install ActivePerl (mostly 5.8 for personal legacy reasons) and be done with it.

I now face the problem that I’d like to use some small scripts on a machine where I do not have any admin rights and therefore cannot install the ActiveState distribution with its installer.

What needs to be zipped together from an installed ActiveState Perl to do an xcopy-style installation of Perl on Windows? (And which environment variables will then have to be set in a command shell to make it work?)

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  1. Editorial Team

    Strawberry Perl has a portable edition. I’d use that in preference to trying to hack ActivePerl into working without being properly installed.

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