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'CGI application misbehaved' error running perl scripts on IIS server

Tags: The specified CGI application misbehaved by not returning a complete set of HTTP headers
Hi all, First post!

Running a great web app designed by a local called POW-PAK (free software for teachers/school systems). http://www.pow-pak.com/powpak.html

I was running it on windows 2000 server with IIS 5 no problem.  Server drive failed and had to rebuild web server from scratch.  Figured i'd upgrade while i was at it so I Installed 2003 server, setup IIS, copied data back from tapes, set folder permissions and paths exactly like old machine.

Now when i try to login to the app i get 'CGI Error. The specified CGI application misbehaved by not returning a complete set of HTTP headers.'

the code/files have not been changed AT ALL so i think i can rule out errors in the application itself.  I think it has to be some setting that needs changed in IIS.

Running 2003 Server, IIS 6, PHP 5.2.5, MySQL 5.0.27, and ActivePerl 5.10....  PHP and MySQL are working fine as far as i can tell.

any ideas?
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