diff --git a/CI/before_script.msvc.sh b/CI/before_script.msvc.sh
index 22f4cc2fe..eba278316 100644
--- a/CI/before_script.msvc.sh
+++ b/CI/before_script.msvc.sh
@@ -412,28 +412,30 @@ fi
 {
 	if [ -z $APPVEYOR ]; then
 		cd $DEPS_INSTALL
-		
+
 		BOOST_SDK="$(real_pwd)/Boost"
-		
+
 		# Boost's installer is still based on ms-dos API that doesn't support larger than 260 char path names
 		# We work around this by installing to root of the current working drive and then move it to our deps
 		# get the current working drive's root, we'll install to that temporarily
-		CWD_DRIVE_ROOT="$(powershell -command '(get-location).Drive.Root')"
+		CWD_DRIVE_ROOT="$(powershell -command '(get-location).Drive.Root')Boost_temp"
+		CWD_DRIVE_ROOT_BASH=$(echo "$CWD_DRIVE_ROOT" | sed "s,\\\\,/,g" | sed "s,\(.\):,/\\1,")
+		if [ -d CWD_DRIVE_ROOT_BASH ]; then
+			printf "Cannot continue, ${CWD_DRIVE_ROOT_BASH} aka ${CWD_DRIVE_ROOT} already exists. Please remove before re-running. ";
+			exit 1;
+		fi
 
-		if [ -d Boost ] && grep "BOOST_VERSION 106700" Boost/boost/version.hpp > /dev/null; then
+		if [ -d ${BOOST_SDK} ] && grep "BOOST_VERSION 106700" Boost/boost/version.hpp > /dev/null; then
 			printf "Exists. "
 		elif [ -z $SKIP_EXTRACT ]; then
 			rm -rf Boost
 			[ -n "$CI" ] && CI_EXTRA_INNO_OPTIONS="//SUPPRESSMSGBOXES //LOG='boost_install.log'"
-			"${DEPS}/boost-1.67.0-msvc${MSVC_YEAR}-win${BITS}.exe" //DIR="${CWD_DRIVE_ROOT}Boost_temp" //VERYSILENT //NORESTART ${CI_EXTRA_INNO_OPTIONS}	
-			mv "${CWD_DRIVE_ROOT}Boost_temp" "${BOOST_SDK}"
-
+			"${DEPS}/boost-1.67.0-msvc${MSVC_YEAR}-win${BITS}.exe" //DIR="${CWD_DRIVE_ROOT}" //VERYSILENT //NORESTART ${CI_EXTRA_INNO_OPTIONS}
+			mv "${CWD_DRIVE_ROOT_BASH}" "${BOOST_SDK}"
 		fi
-
 		add_cmake_opts -DBOOST_ROOT="$BOOST_SDK" \
 			-DBOOST_LIBRARYDIR="${BOOST_SDK}/lib${BITS}-msvc-${MSVC_VER}"
 		add_cmake_opts -DBoost_COMPILER="-${TOOLSET}"
-
 		echo Done.
 	else
 		# Appveyor unstable has all the boost we need already