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##### A.2.2.2 How AVRDUDE finds the configuration files.

AVRDUDE on Windows has a different way of searching for the system and user configuration files. Below is the search method for locating the configuration files:

1. The directory from which the application loaded.
2. The current directory.
3. The Windows system directory. On Windows NT, the name of this directory is `SYSTEM32`.
4. Windows NT: The 16-bit Windows system directory. The name of this directory is `SYSTEM`.
5. The Windows directory.
6. The directories that are listed in the PATH environment variable.