diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/getdown/launcher/GetdownApplet.java b/src/java/com/threerings/getdown/launcher/GetdownApplet.java
index e96fc6d..57b6a35 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/getdown/launcher/GetdownApplet.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/getdown/launcher/GetdownApplet.java
@@ -31,10 +31,6 @@ import java.net.URL;
 import javax.swing.JApplet;
 import javax.swing.JPanel;
 
-import ca.beq.util.win32.registry.RegistryKey;
-import ca.beq.util.win32.registry.RegistryValue;
-import ca.beq.util.win32.registry.RootKey;
-
 import com.samskivert.util.RunAnywhere;
 import com.samskivert.util.StringUtil;
 
@@ -235,36 +231,24 @@ public class GetdownApplet extends JApplet
 
         // when run from an applet, we install to the user's home directory
         String root;
-        boolean includeHome = true;
         if (RunAnywhere.isWindows()) {
-            String propStr = System.getProperty("win_install_to_program_files");
-            boolean useProgFiles =
-                StringUtil.isBlank(propStr) ? false : propStr.equals("true");
-            if (useProgFiles) {
-                RegistryKey.initialize();
-                RegistryKey r = new RegistryKey(RootKey.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, PROGRAM_FILES);
-                root = r.getValue("ProgramFilesDir").getStringValue();
-                includeHome = false;
-            } else {
-                root = "Application Data";
-                String verStr = System.getProperty("os.version");
-                try {
-                    if (Float.parseFloat(verStr) >= 6.0f) {
-                        // Vista makes us write it here....  Yay.
-                        root = "AppData" + File.separator + "LocalLow";
-                    }
-                } catch (Exception e) {
-                    Log.warning("Couldn't parse OS version [vers=" + verStr +
-                        ", error=" + e + "].");
+            root = "Application Data";
+            String verStr = System.getProperty("os.version");
+            try {
+                if (Float.parseFloat(verStr) >= 6.0f) {
+                    // Vista makes us write it here....  Yay.
+                    root = "AppData" + File.separator + "LocalLow";
                 }
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                Log.warning("Couldn't parse OS version [vers=" + verStr + ", error=" + e + "].");
             }
         } else if (RunAnywhere.isMacOS()) {
             root = "Library" + File.separator + "Application Support";
         } else /* isLinux() or something wacky */ {
             root = ".getdown";
         }
-        String homePrefix = includeHome ? System.getProperty("user.home") + File.separator : "";
-        File appdir = new File(homePrefix + root + File.separator + appname);
+        File appdir = new File(System.getProperty("user.home") + File.separator + root +
+                               File.separator + appname);
 
         // if our application directory does not exist, auto-create it
         if (!appdir.exists() || !appdir.isDirectory()) {
@@ -318,6 +302,4 @@ public class GetdownApplet extends JApplet
 
     /** An error encountered during initialization. */
     protected String _errmsg;
-
-    protected static final String PROGRAM_FILES = "Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion";
 }