diff --git a/development/Win32/packaging/installer/gui/reinstall.nsh b/development/Win32/packaging/installer/gui/reinstall.nsh
deleted file mode 100644
index af1c11fcfd..0000000000
--- a/development/Win32/packaging/installer/gui/reinstall.nsh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-/*
-
-reinstall.nsh
-
-Verify whether the LyX version of the installer is already installed.
-If yes, ask the user whether the program files need to be reinstalled.
-
-*/
-
-Var ReinstallPage
-Var ReinstallPage.Info
-Var ReinstallPage.CheckBox
-Var ReinstallPage.CheckBox.State
-
-Var InstalledVersion
-
-# Page functions
-
-Function PageReinstall
-
-  # Check whether this version is already installed
-  # If so, some registry key like Software/Lyx16 should exist
-  ReadRegStr $InstalledVersion SHELL_CONTEXT ${APP_REGKEY} "Version"
-
-  ${If} $InstalledVersion != "${APP_VERSION_NUMBER}"
-    # Different version, go ahead
-    Abort
-  ${EndIf}
-  
-  # Same version is already installed, ask the user
-
-  !insertmacro MUI_HEADER_TEXT $(TEXT_REINSTALL_TITLE) $(TEXT_REINSTALL_SUBTITLE)
-  
-  # Build the dialog
-
-  nsDialogs::Create /NOUNLOAD 1018
-  Pop $ReinstallPage
-
-  ${NSD_CreateLabel} 0u 0u 300u 60u $(TEXT_REINSTALL_INFO)
-  Pop $ReinstallPage.Info
-
-  ${NSD_CreateCheckBox} 20u 60u 280u 10u $(TEXT_REINSTALL_ENABLE)
-  Pop $ReinstallPage.CheckBox
-  
-  ${If} ${SectionIsSelected} ${SecProgramFiles}
-    ${NSD_SetState} $ReinstallPage.CheckBox ${BST_CHECKED}
-  ${Else}
-    ${NSD_SetState} $ReinstallPage.CheckBox ${BST_UNCHECKED}
-  ${EndIf}
-
-  nsDialogs::Show
-
-FunctionEnd
-
-Function PageReinstallValidate
-
-  # Get state of checkbox
-  ${NSD_GetState} $ReinstallPage.CheckBox $ReinstallPage.CheckBox.State
-  
-  # Set whether the programs files need to be installed
-  ${If} $ReinstallPage.CheckBox.State = ${BST_CHECKED}
-    !insertmacro SelectSection ${SecProgramFiles}
-  ${Else}
-    !insertmacro UnselectSection ${SecProgramFiles}
-  ${EndIf}
-
-FunctionEnd
diff --git a/development/Win32/packaging/installer/include/filelist.nsh b/development/Win32/packaging/installer/include/filelist.nsh
index dad6add375..24986f1026 100644
--- a/development/Win32/packaging/installer/include/filelist.nsh
+++ b/development/Win32/packaging/installer/include/filelist.nsh
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ Lists of files to include in the installer
 !macro FileListMetaFile2EPS COMMAND DIRECTORY
 
   ${FILE}metafile2eps.exe"
-  ${FILE}metafile2eps.dat"  
 
 !macroend
 
diff --git a/development/Win32/packaging/installer/include/gui.nsh b/development/Win32/packaging/installer/include/gui.nsh
index 7f099d0bb7..b1c8aa4553 100644
--- a/development/Win32/packaging/installer/include/gui.nsh
+++ b/development/Win32/packaging/installer/include/gui.nsh
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ BrandingText " "
 
 !insertmacro MULTIUSER_PAGE_INSTALLMODE
 
-Page custom PageReinstall PageReinstallValidate
 #Page custom PageExternalLaTeX PageExternalLaTeXValidate
 
 # Specify the installation directory.
diff --git a/development/Win32/packaging/installer/lyx.nsi b/development/Win32/packaging/installer/lyx.nsi
index 8a9096ca53..4c7e520835 100644
--- a/development/Win32/packaging/installer/lyx.nsi
+++ b/development/Win32/packaging/installer/lyx.nsi
@@ -6,11 +6,15 @@ Compatible with NSIS 2.46
 
 */
 
+# Do a Cyclic Redundancy Check to make sure the installer
+# was not corrupted by the download.
 CRCCheck force
+#
+# Make the installer as small as possible.
 SetCompressor /SOLID lzma
 
 # installer settings like version numbers
-!include settings.nsh 
+!include settings.nsh
 
 # declarations of LyX's registry keys and installer variant
 !include include\declarations.nsh
diff --git a/development/Win32/packaging/installer/setup/configure.nsh b/development/Win32/packaging/installer/setup/configure.nsh
index a2228372f1..55704cc9c3 100644
--- a/development/Win32/packaging/installer/setup/configure.nsh
+++ b/development/Win32/packaging/installer/setup/configure.nsh
@@ -200,8 +200,6 @@ Section -PSPrinter
     ExecWait '$PrinterConf /q /dl /n "Metafile to EPS Converter"'
     # Install printer and driver
     ExecWait '$PrinterConf /if /f "$WINDIR\inf\ntprint.inf" /b "Metafile to EPS Converter" /r "FILE:" /m "MS Publisher Imagesetter"'
-    # Restore DEVMODE with proper settings
-    ExecWait '$PrinterConf /q /Sr /n "Metafile to EPS Converter" /a "$INSTDIR\bin\metafile2eps.dat" g'
 
   ${EndIf}
 
diff --git a/development/Win32/packaging/installer/setup/install.nsh b/development/Win32/packaging/installer/setup/install.nsh
index d406e05615..cd474353a8 100644
--- a/development/Win32/packaging/installer/setup/install.nsh
+++ b/development/Win32/packaging/installer/setup/install.nsh
@@ -46,10 +46,6 @@ Section -ProgramFiles SecProgramFiles
   SetOutPath "$INSTDIR"
   # recursively copy all files under Python
   File /r "${FILES_PYTHON}"
-  # add MSVC runtimes
-  #SetOutPath "$INSTDIR\python"
-  #!insertmacro FileListMSVC File "${FILES_MSVC}\"
-  
   
   # Compile all Pyton files to byte-code
   # The user using the scripts may not have write access
@@ -147,8 +143,10 @@ SectionEnd
   NSISdl::download "${DOWNLOAD_${ID}}${APPEND}" "$PLUGINSDIR\${FILENAME}"
   Pop ${RET} # Return value (OK if succesful)
 
-  ${If} ${RET} != "OK"
-    # Download failed, try again (usally we get a different mirror)
+  ${If} ${RET} != "success"
+    ${AndIf} ${RET} != "cancel"
+    # Download failed, try once again before giving up
+    # (usally we get a different mirror)
     NSISdl::download "${DOWNLOAD_${ID}}${APPEND}" "$PLUGINSDIR\${FILENAME}"
     Pop ${RET}
   ${EndIf}
@@ -208,8 +206,9 @@ SectionEnd
 
     !insertmacro DOWNLOAD_FILE $DownloadResult "${COMPONENT}" "${COMPONENT}Setup.exe" ""
  
-    ${If} $DownloadResult != "OK"
-      # Download failed
+    ${If} $DownloadResult != "success"
+      ${AndIf} $DownloadResult != "cancel"
+      # Download failed after trying twice - ask user
       MessageBox MB_YESNO|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION "$(TEXT_DOWNLOAD_FAILED_${COMPONENT}) ($DownloadResult)" IDYES download_${COMPONENT}
       Goto noinstall_${COMPONENT}
     ${EndIf}