system_config_path =
    begin
      require 'Win32API'

      CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA = 0x0023
      path = 0.chr * 260
      if RUBY_VERSION > '1.9' then
        SHGetFolderPath = Win32API.new 'shell32', 'SHGetFolderPath', 'PLPLP',
                                       'L', :stdcall
        SHGetFolderPath.call nil, CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA, nil, 1, path
      else
        SHGetFolderPath = Win32API.new 'shell32', 'SHGetFolderPath', 'LLLLP',
                                       'L'
        SHGetFolderPath.call 0, CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA, 0, 1, path
      end

      path.strip
    rescue LoadError
      '/etc'
    end