yes, i call pp @pp_build_exe.args i get the following error: Cannot open: No such file or directory at c:/Perl/site/lib/Module/ScanDeps.pm line 496 when i remove the line: -M Image::File::RandomAccess i get exiftool.exe, 3 529 850 bytes, it works fine it seems that something is wrong with the RandomAccess module ? do you know why the .exe is so big ? (yours is 2 851 142 bytes)