diff --git a/installer/windows/freeze.py b/installer/windows/freeze.py
index 501a24eb26..fce5a2c923 100644
--- a/installer/windows/freeze.py
+++ b/installer/windows/freeze.py
@@ -28,33 +28,12 @@ for icon in ICONS:
         raise Exception('No icon at '+icon)
 
 VERSION = re.sub('[a-z]\d+', '', VERSION)
+WINVER = VERSION+'.0'
 
 PY2EXE_DIR = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'build','py2exe')
 
 class BuildEXE(py2exe.build_exe.py2exe):
-    manifest_resource_id = 0
-     
-    MANIFEST_TEMPLATE = '''
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
-<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0"> 
-  <assemblyIdentity version="%(version)s"
-     processorArchitecture="x86"
-     name="net.kovidgoyal.%(prog)s"
-     type="win32"
-     /> 
-  <description>Ebook management application</description> 
-  <!-- Identify the application security requirements. -->
-  <trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v2">
-    <security>
-      <requestedPrivileges>
-        <requestedExecutionLevel
-          level="asInvoker"
-          uiAccess="false"/>
-        </requestedPrivileges>
-       </security>
-  </trustInfo>
-</assembly>
-'''
+    
     def run(self):
         py2exe.build_exe.py2exe.run(self)
         print 'Adding plugins...'
@@ -128,19 +107,13 @@ class BuildEXE(py2exe.build_exe.py2exe):
         for f in glob.glob(os.path.join(VC90, '*')):
             shutil.copyfile(f, os.path.join(PY2EXE_DIR, os.path.basename(f)))
         
-        
-    @classmethod
-    def manifest(cls, prog):
-        cls.manifest_resource_id += 1
-        return (24, cls.manifest_resource_id,
-                cls.MANIFEST_TEMPLATE % dict(prog=prog, version=(VERSION+'.0')))
-
+    
 def exe_factory(dest_base, script, icon_resources=None):
     exe = {
            'dest_base'       : dest_base,
            'script'          : script,
            'name'            : dest_base,
-           'version'         : VERSION+'.0',
+           'version'         : WINVER,
            'description'     : 'calibre - E-book library management',
            'author'          : 'Kovid Goyal',
            'copyright'       : '(c) Kovid Goyal, 2008',