diff --git a/source/installer.py b/source/installer.py
index 42fc16acd09..325f0e8175e 100644
--- a/source/installer.py
+++ b/source/installer.py
@@ -135,6 +135,36 @@ def copyUserConfig(destPath):
 			destFilePath=os.path.join(destPath,os.path.relpath(sourceFilePath,sourcePath))
 			tryCopyFile(sourceFilePath,destFilePath)
 
+def removeOldLibFiles(destPath,rebootOK=False):
+	"""
+	Removes library files from previous versions of NVDA.
+	@param destPath: The path where NVDA is installed.
+	@ type destPath: string
+	@param rebootOK: If true then files can be removed on next reboot if trying to do so now fails.
+	@type rebootOK: boolean
+	"""
+	for topDir in ('lib','lib64'):
+		currentLibPath=os.path.join(destPath,topDir,versionInfo.version)
+		for parent,subdirs,files in os.walk(os.path.join(destPath,topDir),topdown=False):
+			if parent==currentLibPath:
+				# Lib dir for current installation. Don't touch this!
+				log.debug("Skipping current install lib path: %r"%parent)
+				continue
+			for d in subdirs:
+				path=os.path.join(parent,d)
+				log.debug("Removing old lib directory: %r"%path)
+				try:
+					os.rmdir(path)
+				except OSError:
+					log.warning("Failed to remove a directory no longer needed. This can be manually removed after a reboot or the  installer will try removing it again next time. Directory: %r"%path)
+			for f in files:
+				path=os.path.join(parent,f)
+				log.debug("Removing old lib file: %r"%path)
+				try:
+					tryRemoveFile(path,numRetries=2,rebootOK=rebootOK)
+				except RetriableFailure:
+					log.warning("A file no longer needed could not be removed. This can be manually removed after a reboot, or  the installer will try again next time. File: %r"%path)
+
 def removeOldProgramFiles(destPath):
 	# #3181: Remove espeak-ng-data\voices except for variants.
 	# Otherwise, there will be duplicates if voices have been moved in this new eSpeak version.
@@ -154,14 +184,6 @@ def removeOldProgramFiles(destPath):
 			else:
 				os.remove(fn)
 
-	# #7546: Remove old version-specific libs
-	for topDir in ('lib','lib64'):
-		for parent,subdirs,files in os.walk(os.path.join(destPath,topDir),topdown=False):
-			for d in subdirs:
-				tryRemoveFile(os.path.join(parent,d),numRetries=1,rebootOK=True)
-			for f in files:
-				tryRemoveFile(os.path.join(parent,f),numRetries=1,rebootOK=True)
-
 	# #4235: mpr.dll is a Windows system dll accidentally included with
 	# earlier versions of NVDA. Its presence causes problems in Windows Vista.
 	fn = os.path.join(destPath, "mpr.dll")
@@ -404,6 +426,7 @@ def install(shouldCreateDesktopShortcut=True,shouldRunAtLogon=True):
 	else:
 		raise RuntimeError("No available executable to use as nvda.exe")
 	registerInstallation(installDir,startMenuFolder,shouldCreateDesktopShortcut,shouldRunAtLogon,configInLocalAppData)
+	removeOldLibFiles(installDir,rebootOK=True)
 
 def removeOldLoggedFiles(installPath):
 	datPath=os.path.join(installPath,"uninstall.dat")
@@ -432,6 +455,7 @@ def createPortableCopy(destPath,shouldCopyUserConfig=True):
 	tryCopyFile(os.path.join(destPath,"nvda_noUIAccess.exe"),os.path.join(destPath,"nvda.exe"))
 	if shouldCopyUserConfig:
 		copyUserConfig(os.path.join(destPath,'userConfig'))
+	removeOldLibFiles(destPath,rebootOK=True)
 
 def registerEaseOfAccess(installDir):
 	with _winreg.CreateKeyEx(_winreg.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, easeOfAccess.APP_KEY_PATH, 0,
diff --git a/source/logHandler.py b/source/logHandler.py
index 71c050d9852..ae9db25e834 100755
--- a/source/logHandler.py
+++ b/source/logHandler.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import traceback
 from types import MethodType, FunctionType
 import globalVars
+import versionInfo
 
 ERROR_INVALID_WINDOW_HANDLE = 1400
 ERROR_TIMEOUT = 1460
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@
 EVENT_E_ALL_SUBSCRIBERS_FAILED = -2147220991
 RPC_E_CALL_REJECTED = -2147418111
 RPC_E_DISCONNECTED = -2147417848
+LOAD_WITH_ALTERED_SEARCH_PATH=0x8
 
 def getCodePath(f):
 	"""Using a frame object, gets its module path (relative to the current directory).[className.[funcName]]
@@ -188,17 +190,19 @@ class RemoteHandler(logging.Handler):
 
 	def __init__(self):
 		#Load nvdaHelperRemote.dll but with an altered search path so it can pick up other dlls in lib
-		h=ctypes.windll.kernel32.LoadLibraryExW(os.path.abspath(ur"lib\nvdaHelperRemote.dll"),0,0x8)
-		self._remoteLib=ctypes.WinDLL("nvdaHelperRemote",handle=h) if h else None
+		path=os.path.abspath(os.path.join(u"lib",versionInfo.version,u"nvdaHelperRemote.dll"))
+		h=ctypes.windll.kernel32.LoadLibraryExW(path,0,LOAD_WITH_ALTERED_SEARCH_PATH)
+		if not h:
+			raise OSError("Could not load %s"%path) 
+		self._remoteLib=ctypes.WinDLL("nvdaHelperRemote",handle=h)
 		logging.Handler.__init__(self)
 
 	def emit(self, record):
 		msg = self.format(record)
-		if self._remoteLib:
-			try:
-				self._remoteLib.nvdaControllerInternal_logMessage(record.levelno, ctypes.windll.kernel32.GetCurrentProcessId(), msg)
-			except WindowsError:
-				pass
+		try:
+			self._remoteLib.nvdaControllerInternal_logMessage(record.levelno, ctypes.windll.kernel32.GetCurrentProcessId(), msg)
+		except WindowsError:
+			pass
 
 class FileHandler(logging.StreamHandler):
 
diff --git a/source/nvda.pyw b/source/nvda.pyw
index 45d2bc8481e..55f0731c19d 100755
--- a/source/nvda.pyw
+++ b/source/nvda.pyw
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@ import pythonMonkeyPatches
 import ctypes
 import locale
 import gettext
+
+#Localization settings
+locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL,'')
+try:
+	gettext.translation('nvda',localedir='locale',languages=[locale.getlocale()[0]]).install(True)
+except:
+	gettext.install('nvda',unicode=True)
+
 import time
 import argparse
 import win32con
@@ -51,13 +59,6 @@ class NoConsoleOptionParser(argparse.ArgumentParser):
 
 globalVars.startTime=time.time()
 
-#Localization settings
-locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL,'')
-try:
-	gettext.translation('nvda',localedir='locale',languages=[locale.getlocale()[0]]).install(True)
-except:
-	gettext.install('nvda',unicode=True)
-
 # Check OS version requirements
 import winVersion
 if not winVersion.isSupportedOS():
diff --git a/tests/unit/__init__.py b/tests/unit/__init__.py
index 7cccd81dc3f..211547b8f27 100644
--- a/tests/unit/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/unit/__init__.py
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@
 import os
 import sys
 
+import locale
+import gettext
+#Localization settings
+locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL,'')
+gettext.install('nvda',unicode=True)
+
 # The path to the unit tests.
 UNIT_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 # The path to the top of the repo.