diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.win32-x86-borland.Common b/configure/os/CONFIG.win32-x86-borland.Common
index cdae898b2..86c51142e 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.win32-x86-borland.Common
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.win32-x86-borland.Common
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 # Sites may override these definitions in CONFIG_SITE.win32-x86-borland.Common
 #-------------------------------------------------------
 
-CP = $(PERL) $(CONFIG)/tools/cp.pl
-MV = $(PERL) $(CONFIG)/tools/mv.pl
-RM = $(PERL) $(CONFIG)/tools/rm.pl -f
-MKDIR = $(PERL) $(CONFIG)/tools/mkdir.pl
-RMDIR = $(PERL) $(CONFIG)/tools/rm.pl -rf
+CP = $(PERL) -MExtUtils::Command -e cp
+MV = $(PERL) -MExtUtils::Command -e mv 
+RM = $(PERL) -MExtUtils::Command -e rm_f
+MKDIR = $(PERL) -MExtUtils::Command -e mkpath
+RMDIR = $(PERL) -MExtUtils::Command -e rm_rf
 ECHO = echo
 
 WIND_HOST_TYPE = x86-win32
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.win32-x86-mingw.Common b/configure/os/CONFIG.win32-x86-mingw.Common
index 11789db29..b6d83b4ec 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.win32-x86-mingw.Common
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.win32-x86-mingw.Common
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@
 #Include definitions common to unix hosts
 include $(CONFIG)/os/CONFIG.UnixCommon.Common
 
-CP = $(PERL) $(CONFIG)/tools/cp.pl
-MV = $(PERL) $(CONFIG)/tools/mv.pl
-RM = $(PERL) $(CONFIG)/tools/rm.pl -f
-MKDIR = $(PERL) $(CONFIG)/tools/mkdir.pl
-RMDIR = $(PERL) $(CONFIG)/tools/rm.pl -rf
+CP = $(PERL) -MExtUtils::Command -e cp
+MV = $(PERL) -MExtUtils::Command -e mv 
+RM = $(PERL) -MExtUtils::Command -e rm_f
+MKDIR = $(PERL) -MExtUtils::Command -e mkpath
+RMDIR = $(PERL) -MExtUtils::Command -e rm_rf
 ECHO = echo
 
 HOSTEXE=.exe
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.win32-x86.Common b/configure/os/CONFIG.win32-x86.Common
index e74317824..78d7cea27 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.win32-x86.Common
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.win32-x86.Common
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 # Sites may override these definitions in CONFIG_SITE.win32-x86.Common
 #-------------------------------------------------------
 
-CP = $(PERL) $(CONFIG)/tools/cp.pl
-MV = $(PERL) $(CONFIG)/tools/mv.pl
-RM = $(PERL) $(CONFIG)/tools/rm.pl -f
-MKDIR = $(PERL) $(CONFIG)/tools/mkdir.pl
-RMDIR = $(PERL) $(CONFIG)/tools/rm.pl -rf
+CP = $(PERL) -MExtUtils::Command -e cp
+MV = $(PERL) -MExtUtils::Command -e mv 
+RM = $(PERL) -MExtUtils::Command -e rm_f
+MKDIR = $(PERL) -MExtUtils::Command -e mkpath
+RMDIR = $(PERL) -MExtUtils::Command -e rm_rf
 ECHO = echo
 
 WIND_HOST_TYPE = x86-win32