1.7.1 needs to have a perl add-on installed to get the full version.
Now download and install the perl add-on from here:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/xampp/f ... rl/5.10.0/You need to decide which style of install either the installer or exe or the zip file of this version:
xampp-win32-perl-addon-5.10.0-2.2.11 pl2
Suitable for XAMPP 1.7.1
Read the readme-addon-perl.txt file contained in the addon download - all downloaded files can be opened with 7zip so you can read the readme file.
If you click on the little black circle with i in it then you can read the release notes for each version and then you can decide which to use.
Let us know how you get on.
BTW XAMPP 1.7.2 onwards has full perl included in the installation - 1.7.1 was the last version that needed an add-on.
Best wishes.