Windows Server Installer :: Modular & Scripted

[BackTawk]

Before I start, I'd like to say that I have extremely limited internet access (one of those crazy expensive wifi hotspots) and that is why I don't have the same options that other people might. Also, I'm dumb as a brick when it comes to technical stuff.
I downloaded and ran your installer. It balked for a while, but everything installed (except winrar, which I already had installed). Everything worked fine. I was surprised, because I thought with my luck it would fail or be several gigs of information.
However, I cannot run eqemu_update.pl. It appears as a notepad icon, and even when I select to use perl to open it, I don't have the option to run it as administrator. Additionally, when I simply double click, a cmd style window flashes briefly and vanishes. I can't read what it says, if anything.
So I skipped that bit and changed my IP settings (as to set up the lan login). When I try to run either of the t_start_server files (the normal one or the login server one), I receive the following error (I don't have anywhere to host the screenshots, I guess):
*** CLEARING OLD LOGS ***
The system cannot find the path specified.
'shared_memory.exe' is not recognized as an internal or external command operable program or batch file.

And a window appears stating 'Windows cannot find 'perl'. Make sure you typed the name correctly and try again.

This occurs when I run the file as administrator. If I simply use it without administrator, I get the same 'clearing old logs' and the system cannot find the path specified, but it begins to load items, factions, loot, skill caps, spells, and base data, and then it delivers the same alert window about perl.

I know this is a long comment, and it's my first in the forum to boot, AND I'm technically challenged, but I feel like nothing should be wrong. I feel like maybe there's a really simple fix that I'm missing, somehow, and that you could help me.

If this is the wrong place to post, I apologize. Like I said. I'm new. Any kind of insight would be appreciated.

EDIT: I ran eqemu_update.pl through cmd.
It said 'Perl Version is 5.12.3
MySQL path not found, please add the path for automatic database upgrading to continue...' Was also getting alerts that one of the perl.dll's was missing.

EDIT AGAIN:
So I uninstalled Perl through the control panel and installed the version from the old extremely long server setup guide. I think now it's working? There's no images on your page of the cmd windows of the running server so I'm not 100% (and I'm still D/ling my old SoD through steam, so I can't test it yet.) I've got Four windows running, ucs.exe, queryserv.exe, world.exe, and 0:sleeping. There's nothing concerning in any of them, and it looks pretty good to me. I guess I'll edit this for the third time to offer some closure when I finish with Steam.