diff --git a/pkg/gpxsee.nsi b/pkg/gpxsee.nsi
index 8d5e7f87..65cf47d3 100644
--- a/pkg/gpxsee.nsi
+++ b/pkg/gpxsee.nsi
@@ -148,22 +148,11 @@ Section "MSVC runtime" SEC_MSVC
 
   SectionIn RO
 
-  DetailPrint "Checking whether Visual C++ 2017 runtime is already installed..."
-  ${If} ${RunningX64}
-    ReadRegStr $R0 HKLM "SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\VisualStudio\14.0\VC\Runtimes\x86" "Version"
-  ${Else}
-    ReadRegStr $R0 HKLM "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VisualStudio\14.0\VC\Runtimes\x86" "Version"
-  ${EndIf}
+  SetOutPath $TEMP
+  File "vc_redist.x86.exe"
+  ExecWait '"$TEMP\vc_redist.x86.exe" /install /quiet /norestart'
+  SetOutPath $INSTDIR    
 
-  ${If} $R0 >= "v14.24.28127.04"
-    DetailPrint "Visual C++ 2017 runtime is already installed, skipping install."
-  ${Else}
-    DetailPrint "Installing Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable..."
-    SetOutPath $TEMP
-    File "vc_redist.x86.exe"
-    ExecWait '"$TEMP\vc_redist.x86.exe" /install /quiet /norestart'
-    SetOutPath $INSTDIR    
-  ${EndIf}
 SectionEnd
 
 Section "OpenSSL" SEC_OPENSSL
@@ -262,4 +251,4 @@ LangString DESC_LOCALIZATION ${LANG_ENGLISH} \
   !insertmacro MUI_DESCRIPTION_TEXT ${SEC_MSVC} $(DESC_MSVC) 
   !insertmacro MUI_DESCRIPTION_TEXT ${SEC_APP} $(DESC_APP)
   !insertmacro MUI_DESCRIPTION_TEXT ${SEC_LOCALIZATION} $(DESC_LOCALIZATION)
-!insertmacro MUI_FUNCTION_DESCRIPTION_END
+!insertmacro MUI_FUNCTION_DESCRIPTION_END
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diff --git a/pkg/gpxsee64.nsi b/pkg/gpxsee64.nsi
index f756b768..e7d189d0 100644
--- a/pkg/gpxsee64.nsi
+++ b/pkg/gpxsee64.nsi
@@ -155,17 +155,11 @@ Section "MSVC runtime" SEC_MSVC
 
   SectionIn RO
 
-  DetailPrint "Checking whether Visual C++ 2017 runtime is already installed..."
-  ReadRegStr $R0 HKLM "SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\VisualStudio\14.0\VC\Runtimes\x64" "Version"
-  ${If} $R0 >= "v14.24.28127.04"
-    DetailPrint "Visual C++ 2017 runtime is already installed, skipping install."
-  ${Else}
-    DetailPrint "Installing Visual C++ 2017 runtime..."
-    SetOutPath $TEMP
-    File "vc_redist.x64.exe"
-    ExecWait '"$TEMP\vc_redist.x64.exe" /install /quiet /norestart'
-    SetOutPath $INSTDIR
-  ${EndIf}
+  SetOutPath $TEMP
+  File "vc_redist.x64.exe"
+  ExecWait '"$TEMP\vc_redist.x64.exe" /install /quiet /norestart'
+  SetOutPath $INSTDIR
+
 SectionEnd
 
 Section "OpenSSL" SEC_OPENSSL
@@ -265,4 +259,4 @@ LangString DESC_LOCALIZATION ${LANG_ENGLISH} \
   !insertmacro MUI_DESCRIPTION_TEXT ${SEC_MSVC} $(DESC_MSVC) 
   !insertmacro MUI_DESCRIPTION_TEXT ${SEC_APP} $(DESC_APP)
   !insertmacro MUI_DESCRIPTION_TEXT ${SEC_LOCALIZATION} $(DESC_LOCALIZATION)
-!insertmacro MUI_FUNCTION_DESCRIPTION_END
+!insertmacro MUI_FUNCTION_DESCRIPTION_END
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