diff --git a/mocha-dotnet/src/app/Mocha.Oms.Server/Program.cs b/mocha-dotnet/src/app/Mocha.Oms.Server/Program.cs
index fe7c346..3be68a3 100644
--- a/mocha-dotnet/src/app/Mocha.Oms.Server/Program.cs
+++ b/mocha-dotnet/src/app/Mocha.Oms.Server/Program.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ using System.Text.Json.Nodes;
 using Mocha.Core.UI;
 using Mocha.Core.Oop;
 using MBS.Core;
+
 using MBS.Core.Collections.Generic;
 
 using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ public class Program : WebApplication
     }
 
 	protected override void OnStartup(EventArgs e)
-    {
+	{
 		string pidfile = "/var/run/mocha/mocha-oms.pid";
 		try
 		{
@@ -74,22 +75,39 @@ public class Program : WebApplication
 		TenantHandle th = oms.CreateTenant("super");
 		oms.SelectTenant(th);
 
-		string path = "/home/beckermj/Documents/Projects/mochapowered/mocha-dotnet/mocha-common/mocha-common/output";
-		if (!System.IO.Directory.Exists(path))
+		string path;
+		if (System.Environment.OSVersion.Platform == PlatformID.Win32NT)
 		{
-			path = "/usr/share/mocha/system";
+			path = System.IO.Path.Combine(new string[]
+			{
+				System.Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.CommonApplicationData),
+				"Mocha"
+			});
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			path = "/home/beckermj/Documents/Projects/mochapowered/mocha-dotnet/mocha-common/mocha-common/output";
 			if (!System.IO.Directory.Exists(path))
 			{
-				Console.Error.WriteLine("path not found: " + path);
+				path = "/usr/share/mocha/system";
 			}
 		}
 
-		LibraryHandle lh = oms.LoadLibrary(path + "/net.alcetech.Mocha.System.mcl");
-		oms.AddLibraryReference(lh);
-
-		LibraryHandle lh2 = oms.LoadLibrary(path + "/net.alcetech.Mocha.Web.mcl");
-		oms.AddLibraryReference(lh2);
+		if (!System.IO.Directory.Exists(path))
+		{
+			Console.Error.WriteLine("path not found: " + path);
+			return;
+		}
 
+		if (!TryLoadLibrary(oms, path, "net.alcetech.Mocha.System.mcl"))
+		{
+			return;
+		}
+		if (!TryLoadLibrary(oms, path, "net.alcetech.Mocha.Web.mcl"))
+		{
+			return;
+		}
+		
 		// implement functions to get user IP address
 		oms.RegisterSystemAttributeRoutine<string>(KnownInstanceGuids.SystemAttributeRoutines.GetIPAddress, delegate (Oms oms2, OmsContext ctx2)
 		{
@@ -100,7 +118,26 @@ public class Program : WebApplication
 
 		// now we can start the Web server
         base.OnStartup(e);
-    }
+	}
+
+	private bool TryLoadLibrary(Oms oms, string path, string fileName)
+	{
+		string fullyQualifiedFileName = System.IO.Path.Combine(new string[] { path, fileName });
+		if (!System.IO.File.Exists(fullyQualifiedFileName))
+		{
+			Console.WriteLine("file not found: {0}", fullyQualifiedFileName);
+			return false;
+		} 
+		
+		LibraryHandle lh = oms.LoadLibrary(fullyQualifiedFileName);
+		if (lh == LibraryHandle.Empty)
+		{
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		oms.AddLibraryReference(lh);
+		return true;
+	}
 
 	private void oms_SystemRoutineExecuted(object? sender, SystemRoutineExecutedEventArgs e)
 	{