fatal error installing PEAR - trying to get help please!

[leegold]

Below please see my attempt to install PEAR on my WIn2k. I have no idea how to proceed. I really would appreciate help.


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The following PEAR packages are bundled with PHP: DB, Net_Socket, Net_SMTP,
Mail, XML_Parser, PHPUnit.
Would you like to install these as well? [Y/n] :

Loading zlib: ok
Downloading package: PEAR.............ok
Downloading package: Archive_Tar......ok
Downloading package: Console_Getopt....ok
Downloading package: XML_RPC..........ok
Bootstrapping: PEAR...................(remote) ok
Bootstrapping: Archive_Tar............(remote) ok
Bootstrapping: Console_Getopt.........(remote) ok
Downloading package: DB...............ok
Downloading package: Net_Socket.......ok
Downloading package: Net_SMTP.........ok
Downloading package: Mail.............ok
Downloading package: XML_Parser.......ok
Downloading package: PHPUnit..........ok
Extracting installer..................
Warning: main(PEAR.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in C:\Archive\Tar.php on line 21

Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required 'PEAR.php' (include_path='/C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\gop7.tmp') in C:\Archive\Tar.php on line 21

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