# Windows install: What if the user installs on the D:// drive?

**URL:** <https://forum.cabbageaudio.com/t/windows-install-what-if-the-user-installs-on-the-d-drive/3746>\
**Category:** Cabbage Stew\
**Created:** [31 May 2023 16:23 UTC](https://forum.cabbageaudio.com/t/windows-install-what-if-the-user-installs-on-the-d-drive/3746 "2023-05-31T16:23:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![nymano](https://forum.cabbageaudio.com/user_avatar/forum.cabbageaudio.com/nymano/32/4711_2.png) [@nymano](https://forum.cabbageaudio.com/u/nymano)\
**Post date:** [6 June 2023 17:04 UTC](https://forum.cabbageaudio.com/t/windows-install-what-if-the-user-installs-on-the-d-drive/3746/21 "2023-06-06T17:04:37Z")

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Haha yeah it was unexpected.

I’m happy because it was the last bug I had to fix following the beta test feedbacks 😄

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**Author:** ![hdale94](https://forum.cabbageaudio.com/user_avatar/forum.cabbageaudio.com/hdale94/32/6371_2.png) [@hdale94](https://forum.cabbageaudio.com/u/hdale94)\
**Post date:** [7 June 2023 11:03 UTC](https://forum.cabbageaudio.com/t/windows-install-what-if-the-user-installs-on-the-d-drive/3746/22 "2023-06-07T11:03:17Z")

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Could you explain why this is necessary?

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**Author:** ![rorywalsh](https://forum.cabbageaudio.com/user_avatar/forum.cabbageaudio.com/rorywalsh/32/165_2.png) [@rorywalsh](https://forum.cabbageaudio.com/u/rorywalsh)\
**Post date:** [7 June 2023 11:19 UTC](https://forum.cabbageaudio.com/t/windows-install-what-if-the-user-installs-on-the-d-drive/3746/23 "2023-06-07T11:19:47Z")

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> [@hdale94](#):
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> Could you explain why this is necessary?

> [@rorywalsh](#):
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> I had a very odd issue with Live on a particular flavour of Windows in the past. The dll loading was going crazy for some reason where Csound and sometimes live, would try to load all manner of dlls on startup, thinking they were all audio plugins. Setting the opcode dir to a folder with no dlls in it seemed to do the trick, but we never got to the core of the problem.

👍

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**Author:** ![hdale94](https://forum.cabbageaudio.com/user_avatar/forum.cabbageaudio.com/hdale94/32/6371_2.png) [@hdale94](https://forum.cabbageaudio.com/u/hdale94)\
**Post date:** [7 June 2023 11:34 UTC](https://forum.cabbageaudio.com/t/windows-install-what-if-the-user-installs-on-the-d-drive/3746/24 "2023-06-07T11:34:00Z")

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😅 I remember I had this exact same issue. Maybe it could get a mention in the “Distributing plugins on Windows”-thread?

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**Author:** ![nymano](https://forum.cabbageaudio.com/user_avatar/forum.cabbageaudio.com/nymano/32/4711_2.png) [@nymano](https://forum.cabbageaudio.com/u/nymano)\
**Post date:** [7 June 2023 11:52 UTC](https://forum.cabbageaudio.com/t/windows-install-what-if-the-user-installs-on-the-d-drive/3746/25 "2023-06-07T11:52:43Z")

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Yeah it could be useful. Also, I’m running many beta tests for my first plugin release (it’s been a month since they started) and I start having a great understanding of plugin distribution on macos and windows. I think I might open github repo with minimal distribution scripts for macos/windows soon, it could help other users

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**Author:** ![rorywalsh](https://forum.cabbageaudio.com/user_avatar/forum.cabbageaudio.com/rorywalsh/32/165_2.png) [@rorywalsh](https://forum.cabbageaudio.com/u/rorywalsh)\
**Post date:** [7 June 2023 12:08 UTC](https://forum.cabbageaudio.com/t/windows-install-what-if-the-user-installs-on-the-d-drive/3746/26 "2023-06-07T12:08:58Z")

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That would be nice 👍

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