diff --git a/src/java/org/lwjgl/devil/ILNative.java b/src/java/org/lwjgl/devil/ILNative.java
index 353a0619..b4526500 100644
--- a/src/java/org/lwjgl/devil/ILNative.java
+++ b/src/java/org/lwjgl/devil/ILNative.java
@@ -31,8 +31,13 @@
  */
 package org.lwjgl.devil;
 
+import java.io.File;
+import java.security.AccessController;
+import java.security.PrivilegedAction;
+
 import org.lwjgl.LWJGLException;
 import org.lwjgl.LWJGLUtil;
+import org.lwjgl.applet.LWJGLInstaller;
 
 /**
  * <p>
@@ -44,9 +49,45 @@ import org.lwjgl.LWJGLUtil;
  * $Id$
  */
 class ILNative {
+	
+	/** The native JNI library name */
+	private static String JNI_LIBRARY_NAME = "lwjgl-devil";
 
+	/** Version of IL */
+	public static final String VERSION = "1.0beta2";
+
+	/**
+	 * utility loadlibrary to load the native library using elevated priviledges
+	 * @param name Name of library to load, or full path if usingPath is true
+	 * @param usingPath true if using the full path to the native
+	 */
+	private static void loadLibrary(final String name, final boolean usingPath) {
+		AccessController.doPrivileged(new PrivilegedAction() {
+			public Object run() {
+				if(usingPath) {
+					System.load(name);
+				} else {
+					System.loadLibrary(name);
+				}
+				return null;
+			}
+		});
+	}
+	
 	static {
-		System.loadLibrary("lwjgl-devil");
+		if (LWJGLInstaller.installed) {
+			loadLibrary(LWJGLInstaller.installDirectory + File.separator + System.mapLibraryName(JNI_LIBRARY_NAME), true);
+		} else {
+			loadLibrary(JNI_LIBRARY_NAME, false);
+		}
+		
+		// check for mismatch
+		String nativeVersion = getNativeLibraryVersion();
+		if (!nativeVersion.equals(VERSION)) {
+			throw new LinkageError(
+					"Version mismatch: jar version is '" + VERSION + 
+					"', native libary version is '" + nativeVersion + "'");
+		}		
 	}
 	
 	// IL
@@ -55,6 +96,7 @@ class ILNative {
 	static native void resetNativeStubsIL(Class clazz);
 	static native void nCreateIL(String[] ilPaths) throws LWJGLException;
 	static native void nDestroyIL();
+	private static native String getNativeLibraryVersion();  	
 
 	static void createIL() throws LWJGLException {
 		String[] illPaths = LWJGLUtil.getLibraryPaths(new String[]{