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would only query the registry to locate a DLL that provides an object class. Later, Windows allowed for loading from a DLL file co-located with the program executable.

To address "DLL hell", Windows applications are typically installed with private DLL files and the system prevents replacement of shared system DLLs with earlier versions.

OpenStep

OpenStep used a more flexible system, collecting a list of libraries from a number of known locations

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