Paths for accessing DLLs

The following is the search order used for locating 32-bit DLLs:

• The directory from which the application loaded.
• The current directory.
• The 32-bit Windows system directory. The name of this directory is SYSTEM32.
• The 16-bit Windows system directory. The name of this directory is SYSTEM.
• The Windows directory.
• The directories listed in the PATH environment variable.

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