$server->setClientJsLocation('C:/xampp/php/PEAR/data/HTML_AJAX/js/');
Or else, you will get an error like:
Unable to find javascript file: .\pear\data\HTML_AJAX\js\HTML_AJAX.js
HTML_AJAX 0.5.6 with XAMPP 1.7.3.
The only thing I can think of that causes this is reinstalling HTML_AJAX-beta via pear install? Otherwise, I guess it's understand we should always set the path. Now you know. (speaking to self)