diff --git a/src/native/common/extal.c b/src/native/common/extal.c
index df25c334..adb8c5eb 100644
--- a/src/native/common/extal.c
+++ b/src/native/common/extal.c
@@ -163,8 +163,22 @@ void* GetFunctionPointer(const char* function) {
 /**
  * Loads the OpenAL Library
  */
-void LoadOpenAL() {
+void LoadOpenAL(JNIEnv *env) {
 #ifdef _WIN32
+  jstring propertykey;
+  jstring librarypath;
+  jclass systemclass;
+  jmethodID propertymethod;
+  //compile bitch!
+  //propertykey = env->NewStringUTF("java.library.path");
+  ///*systemclass = */env->FindClass("java/lang/System");
+  //propertymethod = env->GetStaticMethodID(systemclass, "getProperty", "(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/String");
+  //librarypath = env->CallStaticObjectMethod(systemclass, jmethodID, propertykey);
+  printf("Loaded library path: %s", librarypath);
+  
+  //parse string
+  
+  //try to load for each path
   handleOAL = LoadLibrary("OpenAL32.dll");
 #endif
 #ifdef _X11
@@ -187,13 +201,13 @@ void UnLoadOpenAL() {
 /**
  * Initializes OpenAL by loading the library
  */
-int InitializeOpenAL() {
+int InitializeOpenAL(JNIEnv *env) {
   if(handleOAL != 0) {
     return JNI_TRUE;
   }
 
   //load our library
-  LoadOpenAL();
+  LoadOpenAL(env);
 
   // if we couldn't load the library, get out
   if(handleOAL == 0) {
diff --git a/src/native/common/extal.h b/src/native/common/extal.h
index a05025e8..81a41f27 100644
--- a/src/native/common/extal.h
+++ b/src/native/common/extal.h
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ DEFINE_GUID(DSPROPSETID_EAX20_BufferProperties,
 #define INITGUID
 #define OPENAL
 
-int InitializeOpenAL();
+int InitializeOpenAL(JNIEnv *env);
 void DeInitializeOpenAL();
 
 //alc
diff --git a/src/native/common/org_lwjgl_openal_BaseAL.cpp b/src/native/common/org_lwjgl_openal_BaseAL.cpp
index a45ac8ab..760eadaf 100644
--- a/src/native/common/org_lwjgl_openal_BaseAL.cpp
+++ b/src/native/common/org_lwjgl_openal_BaseAL.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
  * Signature: ()Z
  */
 JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL Java_org_lwjgl_openal_BaseAL_nCreate (JNIEnv *env, jobject obj) {
-  if(!InitializeOpenAL()) {
+  if(!InitializeOpenAL(env)) {
 	  jclass cls = env->FindClass("org/lwjgl/openal/OpenALException");
 		env->ThrowNew(cls, "Unable to load function pointers to openal.");
 		env->DeleteLocalRef(cls);