diff --git a/config/CONFIG.WIN32 b/config/CONFIG.WIN32
index 284b633ea..7a0b967a2 100644
--- a/config/CONFIG.WIN32
+++ b/config/CONFIG.WIN32
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ OP_SYS_FLAGS = -MDd -VMG -VMV -DWIN32 -D_WIN32  -D_WINDOWS \
 
 
 HOST_LDLIBS = user32.lib kernel32.lib wsock32.lib advapi32.lib winmm.lib
-HOST_LDFLAGS = -nologo -libpath:$(EPICS_BASE_LIB)
+HOST_LDFLAGS = -nologo
 
 #	Files and flags needed to link DLLs (used in RULES.Host)
 #
diff --git a/config/RULES.Host b/config/RULES.Host
index 9fc92412d..c3ad5c1e4 100644
--- a/config/RULES.Host
+++ b/config/RULES.Host
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ ifeq ($(LIBTYPE),SHARED)
 #	create name for dll, import file
 DLLNAME:=$(LIBRARY).dll
 #	libs defined that we need to link the DLL with?
-DLL_DEP_LIBS:=$(DLL_LIBS:%=%.lib)
+DLL_DEP_LIBS:=$(DLL_LIBS:%=$(INSTALL_LIB)/%.lib)
 endif # LIBTYPE=SHARED
 endif # WIN32
 
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ ifdef PROD_LIBS
 
 ifdef WIN32
 PRODDEPLIBS:=$(PROD_LIBS:%=$(INSTALL_LIB)/%.lib)
-USR_LDLIBS += -libpath:$(INSTALL_LIB) $(PROD_LIBS:%=%.lib)
+USR_LDLIBS += $(PROD_LIBS:%=$(INSTALL_LIB)/%.lib)
 else
 #	On Unix: library "ca" is linked with "-lca"  etc.
 PRODDEPLIBS=$(PROD_LIBS:%=$(INSTALL_LIB)/lib%.a)
@@ -225,7 +225,6 @@ ifdef SYS_PROD_LIBS
 
 ifdef WIN32
 #	add to USR_LDLIBS so that the libs are linked
-#	we need the full path because there is no "-L" option on WIN32....
 USR_LDLIBS += $(SYSPRODDEPLIBS)
 else
 #	On Unix: it is difficult to determine where the
diff --git a/config/Sample.Makefile.Host b/config/Sample.Makefile.Host
index 524226449..d2c2d9ecc 100644
--- a/config/Sample.Makefile.Host
+++ b/config/Sample.Makefile.Host
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ LIBRARY:=libname
 #	if SRCS is undefined, it defaults to $(PROD).c 
 SRCS=a.c b.c c.c
 
-#	libs needed to link PROD and TESTPROD
+#	EPICS libs needed to link PROD and TESTPROD
 #
 # for all systems:
 PROD_LIBS         := Com Ca
@@ -130,6 +130,14 @@ PROD_LIBS         := Com Ca
 PROD_LIBS_DEFAULT := mathlib
 PROD_LIBS_WIN32   := -nil-
 
+#	system libs needed to link PROD and TESTPROD
+#
+# for all systems:
+SYS_PROD_LIBS     := m
+# for most systems:
+SYS_PROD_LIBS_DEFAULT := foolib
+SYS_PROD_LIBS_WIN32   := -nil-
+
 #	Product,
 #	may be   caRepeater.o -> caRepeater
 #	or       caRepeater.obj -> caRepeater.exe