diff --git a/indra/newview/installers/windows/installer_template.nsi b/indra/newview/installers/windows/installer_template.nsi
index 4742d7e178e42d464ac59ae62067847851c6bcdf..dd316cdbdf420ca77d9947d5baa8fd9d10a7c8c0 100755
--- a/indra/newview/installers/windows/installer_template.nsi
+++ b/indra/newview/installers/windows/installer_template.nsi
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ Page instfiles
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 Var INSTPROG
 Var INSTEXE
-Var INSTFLAGS
 Var INSTSHORTCUT
 Var COMMANDLINE         ; command line passed to this installer, set in .onInit
 Var SHORTCUT_LANG_PARAM ; "--set InstallLanguage de", passes language to viewer
@@ -139,7 +138,7 @@ label_ask_launch:
         
 label_launch:
 	# Assumes SetOutPath $INSTDIR
-	Exec '"$INSTDIR\$INSTEXE" $INSTFLAGS $SHORTCUT_LANG_PARAM'
+	Exec '"$INSTDIR\$INSTEXE" $SHORTCUT_LANG_PARAM'
 label_no_launch:
 	Pop $R0
 FunctionEnd
@@ -712,7 +711,6 @@ ShowUninstDetails show
 Section Uninstall
 
 ; Start with some default values.
-StrCpy $INSTFLAGS ""
 StrCpy $INSTPROG "${INSTNAME}"
 StrCpy $INSTEXE "${INSTEXE}"
 StrCpy $INSTSHORTCUT "${SHORTCUT}"
@@ -911,7 +909,6 @@ Section ""						; (default section)
 SetShellVarContext all			; install for all users (if you change this, change it in the uninstall as well)
 
 ; Start with some default values.
-StrCpy $INSTFLAGS "${INSTFLAGS}"
 StrCpy $INSTPROG "${INSTNAME}"
 StrCpy $INSTEXE "${INSTEXE}"
 StrCpy $INSTSHORTCUT "${SHORTCUT}"
@@ -958,7 +955,7 @@ StrCpy $SHORTCUT_LANG_PARAM "--set InstallLanguage $(LanguageCode)"
 CreateDirectory	"$SMPROGRAMS\$INSTSHORTCUT"
 SetOutPath "$INSTDIR"
 CreateShortCut	"$SMPROGRAMS\$INSTSHORTCUT\$INSTSHORTCUT.lnk" \
-				"$INSTDIR\$INSTEXE" "$INSTFLAGS $SHORTCUT_LANG_PARAM"
+				"$INSTDIR\$INSTEXE" "$SHORTCUT_LANG_PARAM"
 
 
 WriteINIStr		"$SMPROGRAMS\$INSTSHORTCUT\SL Create Account.url" \
@@ -977,9 +974,9 @@ CreateShortCut	"$SMPROGRAMS\$INSTSHORTCUT\Uninstall $INSTSHORTCUT.lnk" \
 ; Other shortcuts
 SetOutPath "$INSTDIR"
 CreateShortCut "$DESKTOP\$INSTSHORTCUT.lnk" \
-        "$INSTDIR\$INSTEXE" "$INSTFLAGS $SHORTCUT_LANG_PARAM"
+        "$INSTDIR\$INSTEXE" "$SHORTCUT_LANG_PARAM"
 CreateShortCut "$INSTDIR\$INSTSHORTCUT.lnk" \
-        "$INSTDIR\$INSTEXE" "$INSTFLAGS $SHORTCUT_LANG_PARAM"
+        "$INSTDIR\$INSTEXE" "$SHORTCUT_LANG_PARAM"
 CreateShortCut "$INSTDIR\Uninstall $INSTSHORTCUT.lnk" \
 				'"$INSTDIR\uninst.exe"' ''
 
@@ -988,7 +985,6 @@ CreateShortCut "$INSTDIR\Uninstall $INSTSHORTCUT.lnk" \
 ; Write registry
 WriteRegStr HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE "SOFTWARE\Linden Research, Inc.\$INSTPROG" "" "$INSTDIR"
 WriteRegStr HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE "SOFTWARE\Linden Research, Inc.\$INSTPROG" "Version" "${VERSION_LONG}"
-WriteRegStr HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE "SOFTWARE\Linden Research, Inc.\$INSTPROG" "Flags" "$INSTFLAGS"
 WriteRegStr HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE "SOFTWARE\Linden Research, Inc.\$INSTPROG" "Shortcut" "$INSTSHORTCUT"
 WriteRegStr HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE "SOFTWARE\Linden Research, Inc.\$INSTPROG" "Exe" "$INSTEXE"
 WriteRegStr HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\$INSTPROG" "DisplayName" "$INSTPROG (remove only)"
@@ -1001,13 +997,13 @@ WriteRegStr HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT "${URLNAME}" "URL Protocol" ""
 WriteRegStr HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT "${URLNAME}\DefaultIcon" "" '"$INSTDIR\$INSTEXE"'
 ;; URL param must be last item passed to viewer, it ignores subsequent params
 ;; to avoid parameter injection attacks.
-WriteRegExpandStr HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT "${URLNAME}\shell\open\command" "" '"$INSTDIR\$INSTEXE" $INSTFLAGS -url "%1"'
+WriteRegExpandStr HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT "${URLNAME}\shell\open\command" "" '"$INSTDIR\$INSTEXE" -url "%1"'
 WriteRegStr HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT "x-grid-location-info"(default)" "URL:Second Life"
 WriteRegStr HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT "x-grid-location-info" "URL Protocol" ""
 WriteRegStr HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT "x-grid-location-info\DefaultIcon" "" '"$INSTDIR\$INSTEXE"'
 ;; URL param must be last item passed to viewer, it ignores subsequent params
 ;; to avoid parameter injection attacks.
-WriteRegExpandStr HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT "x-grid-location-info\shell\open\command" "" '"$INSTDIR\$INSTEXE" $INSTFLAGS -url "%1"'
+WriteRegExpandStr HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT "x-grid-location-info\shell\open\command" "" '"$INSTDIR\$INSTEXE" -url "%1"'
 
 ; write out uninstaller
 WriteUninstaller "$INSTDIR\uninst.exe"