diff --git a/Src/Setup/Setup.cpp b/Src/Setup/Setup.cpp
index 43e762c..d3471af 100644
--- a/Src/Setup/Setup.cpp
+++ b/Src/Setup/Setup.cpp
@@ -198,32 +198,8 @@ static int ExtractMsi( HINSTANCE hInstance, const wchar_t *msiName, bool b64, bo
 	return 0;
 }
 
-INT_PTR CALLBACK DialogProc( HWND hwndDlg, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam )
-{
-	if (uMsg==WM_COMMAND && wParam==IDOK)
-	{
-		wchar_t text[256];
-		GetDlgItemText(hwndDlg,IDC_EDITPWD,text,_countof(text));
-		CharUpper(text);
-		if (CalcFNVHash(text)==0xdd7faf06)
-			EndDialog(hwndDlg,IDOK);
-		else
-			MessageBox(hwndDlg,L"Wrong password.",L"Error",MB_OK|MB_ICONERROR);
-		return TRUE;
-	}
-	if (uMsg==WM_COMMAND && wParam==IDCANCEL)
-	{
-		EndDialog(hwndDlg,IDCANCEL);
-		return TRUE;
-	}
-	return FALSE;
-}
-
 int APIENTRY wWinMain( HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPTSTR lpCmdLine, int nCmdShow )
 {
-	INITCOMMONCONTROLSEX init={sizeof(init),ICC_STANDARD_CLASSES};
-	InitCommonControlsEx(&init);
-
 	// get installer version
 	VS_FIXEDFILEINFO *pVer=NULL;
 	{
@@ -238,9 +214,6 @@ int APIENTRY wWinMain( HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPTSTR lpCm
 			pVer=(VS_FIXEDFILEINFO*)((char*)pRes+40);
 	}
 
-	if (pVer && pVer->dwProductVersionMS==0x20008 && pVer->dwProductVersionLS==0 && DialogBox(hInstance,MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDD_DIALOGPWD),NULL,DialogProc)!=IDOK)
-		return 0;
-
 	int count;
 	wchar_t *const *params=CommandLineToArgvW(lpCmdLine,&count);
 	if (!params) count=0;
@@ -325,27 +298,6 @@ int APIENTRY wWinMain( HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPTSTR lpCm
 	BOOL b64=FALSE;
 	isWow64Process(GetCurrentProcess(),&b64);
 
-/*
-	// warning about being beta
-	if (!bQuiet)
-	{
-		if (MessageBox(NULL,L"Warning!\nThis is a beta version of Open-Shell. It contains features that are not fully tested. Please report any problems in the Open-Shell forums. If you prefer a stable build over the latest features, you can download one of the \"general release\" versions like 3.6.8.\nDo you want to continue with the installation?",L"Open-Shell Setup",MB_YESNO|MB_ICONWARNING)==IDNO)
-			return 99;
-	}
-*/
-
-	DWORD version;
-	{
-		HKEY hKey;
-		if (RegOpenKeyEx(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,L"SOFTWARE\\OpenShell\\OpenShell",0,KEY_READ|(b64?KEY_WOW64_64KEY:0),&hKey)==ERROR_SUCCESS)
-		{
-			DWORD size=sizeof(version);
-			if (RegQueryValueEx(hKey,L"Version",0,NULL,(BYTE*)&version,&size)!=ERROR_SUCCESS)
-				version=0;
-			RegCloseKey(hKey);
-		}
-	}
-
 	wchar_t msiName[_MAX_PATH];
 	Sprintf(msiName,_countof(msiName),L"%%ALLUSERSPROFILE%%\\OpenShellSetup%d_%d_%d_%d.msi",b64?64:32,HIWORD(pVer->dwProductVersionMS),LOWORD(pVer->dwProductVersionMS),HIWORD(pVer->dwProductVersionLS));
 	DoEnvironmentSubst(msiName,_countof(msiName));
diff --git a/Src/Setup/Setup.rc b/Src/Setup/Setup.rc
index dc06f93..8d479c1 100644
--- a/Src/Setup/Setup.rc
+++ b/Src/Setup/Setup.rc
@@ -104,41 +104,6 @@ IDR_MSI_FILE32          MSI_FILE                "Temp\\Setup32.msi_"
 IDR_MSI_FILE64          MSI_FILE                "Temp\\Setup64.msi_"
 IDR_MSI_CHECKSUM        MSI_FILE                "msichecksum.bin"
 
-/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-//
-// Dialog
-//
-
-IDD_DIALOGPWD DIALOGEX 0, 0, 154, 75
-STYLE DS_SETFONT | DS_MODALFRAME | DS_FIXEDSYS | DS_CENTER | WS_POPUP | WS_CAPTION | WS_SYSMENU
-CAPTION "Open-Shell 2.8.0 (closed beta)"
-FONT 8, "MS Shell Dlg", 400, 0, 0x1
-BEGIN
-    LTEXT           "This beta version is password-protected. Please enter the password:",IDC_STATIC,7,7,140,17
-    EDITTEXT        IDC_EDITPWD,7,32,140,14,ES_AUTOHSCROLL
-    DEFPUSHBUTTON   "OK",IDOK,43,54,50,14
-    PUSHBUTTON      "Cancel",IDCANCEL,97,54,50,14
-END
-
-
-/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-//
-// DESIGNINFO
-//
-
-#ifdef APSTUDIO_INVOKED
-GUIDELINES DESIGNINFO 
-BEGIN
-    IDD_DIALOGPWD, DIALOG
-    BEGIN
-        LEFTMARGIN, 7
-        RIGHTMARGIN, 147
-        TOPMARGIN, 7
-        BOTTOMMARGIN, 68
-    END
-END
-#endif    // APSTUDIO_INVOKED
-
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //
diff --git a/Src/Setup/Setup.vcxproj b/Src/Setup/Setup.vcxproj
index a27abe2..88a78c6 100644
--- a/Src/Setup/Setup.vcxproj
+++ b/Src/Setup/Setup.vcxproj
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@
     <None Include="BuildInstaller.bat" />
     <None Include="Setup.wxs" />
     <None Include="msichecksum.bin" />
-    <None Include="SetEnvironment.bat" />
     <None Include="Temp\Setup32.msi_" />
     <None Include="Temp\Setup64.msi_" />
     <None Include="__MakeFinal.bat" />
diff --git a/Src/Setup/Setup.vcxproj.filters b/Src/Setup/Setup.vcxproj.filters
index be09bad..6138859 100644
--- a/Src/Setup/Setup.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/Src/Setup/Setup.vcxproj.filters
@@ -58,11 +58,8 @@
     <None Include="..\Localization\English\OpenShellText-en-US.wxl">
       <Filter>Setup Files</Filter>
     </None>
-    <None Include="SetEnvironment.bat">
-      <Filter>Setup Files</Filter>
-    </None>
     <None Include="Temp\Setup32.msi_" />
     <None Include="Temp\Setup64.msi_" />
     <None Include="msichecksum.bin" />
   </ItemGroup>
-</Project>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Src/Setup/resource.h b/Src/Setup/resource.h
index fb9313d..85076b8 100644
--- a/Src/Setup/resource.h
+++ b/Src/Setup/resource.h
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #define IDR_MSI_FILE32                  132
 #define IDR_MSI_FILE64                  164
 #define IDS_ERR_INTERNAL                166
-#define IDD_DIALOGPWD                   166
 #define IDS_ERR_EXTRACT                 167
 #define IDR_MSI_CHECKSUM                167
 #define IDS_ERR_WIN7                    169