diff --git a/development/Win32/packaging/installer/include/init.nsh b/development/Win32/packaging/installer/include/init.nsh
index 59370d49b4..4276a07cb7 100644
--- a/development/Win32/packaging/installer/include/init.nsh
+++ b/development/Win32/packaging/installer/include/init.nsh
@@ -610,11 +610,6 @@ Function .onInit
    Abort
   ${endif}
   
-  # read the user and computer name
-  ReadRegStr $ComputerName HKLM "System\CurrentControlSet\Control\ComputerName\ActiveComputerName" "ComputerName"
-  System::Call "advapi32::GetUserName(t .r0, *i ${NSIS_MAX_STRLEN} r1) i.r2"
-  StrCpy $UserName $0
-  
   !insertmacro MULTIUSER_INIT
   
   # check if this LyX version is already installed
@@ -632,7 +627,7 @@ Function .onInit
    # check if the uninstaller was acidentally deleted
    # if so don't bother the user if he realy wants to install a new LyX over an existing one
    # because he won't have a chance to deny this
-   StrCpy $4 $0 -10 # remove '\bin\lyx,0'
+   StrCpy $4 $0 -12 # remove '\bin\lyx.exe'
    # (for FileCheck the variables $0 and $1 cannot be used)
    !insertmacro FileCheck $5 "Uninstall-${APP_NAME}.exe" "$4" # macro from LyXUtils.nsh
    ${if} $5 == "False"
diff --git a/development/Win32/packaging/installer/include/variables.nsh b/development/Win32/packaging/installer/include/variables.nsh
index bb6982c038..57f507c5df 100644
--- a/development/Win32/packaging/installer/include/variables.nsh
+++ b/development/Win32/packaging/installer/include/variables.nsh
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ Var APPDATemp
 Var AppPre
 var AppSubfolder
 Var AppSuff
-Var ComputerName
 Var CreateDesktopIcon
 Var CreateFileAssociations
 Var DictCode
@@ -49,6 +48,5 @@ Var ThesCode
 Var ThesCodes
 Var UpdateFNDBReturn
 Var UserList
-Var UserName
 
 Var LangName
diff --git a/development/Win32/packaging/installer/settings.nsh b/development/Win32/packaging/installer/settings.nsh
index 9f7d5541b7..56bccafcae 100644
--- a/development/Win32/packaging/installer/settings.nsh
+++ b/development/Win32/packaging/installer/settings.nsh
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ These typically need to be modified for each LyX release
 
 !define APP_VERSION "${APP_VERSION_MAJOR}.${APP_VERSION_MINOR}.${APP_VERSION_REVISION}${APP_EMERGENCY_DOT}${APP_VERSION_EMERGENCY}" # Version to display
 
-!define COPYRIGHT_YEAR 2018
+!define COPYRIGHT_YEAR 2019
 
 #--------------------------------
 # Installer file name
 
-# Typical names for the release are "LyX-211-Installer-1.exe" etc.
+# Typical names for the release are "LyX-232-Installer-1.exe" etc.
 
 !ifndef ExeFile
   !define ExeFile "${APP_NAME}-${APP_VERSION_MAJOR}${APP_VERSION_MINOR}${APP_VERSION_REVISION}${APP_VERSION_EMERGENCY}-Installer-${APP_VERSION_BUILD}.exe"
@@ -46,4 +46,4 @@ These typically need to be modified for each LyX release
 
 !define MiKTeXRepo "ftp://ftp.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/tex/systems/win32/miktex/tm/packages/"
 
-!define ImageMagickVersion "7.0.7"
+!define ImageMagickVersion "7.0.8"