diff --git a/install/windows/index.xml b/install/windows/index.xml
index 4794685660..c1db22be93 100644
--- a/install/windows/index.xml
+++ b/install/windows/index.xml
@@ -17,11 +17,6 @@
      Windows 95 is no longer supported as of PHP 4.3.0.
     </para>
    </note>
-   <para>
-    There are two main ways to install PHP for Windows: either
-    <link linkend="install.windows.manual">manually</link>
-    or by using the <link linkend="install.windows.installer">installer</link>.
-   </para>
    <para>
     If you have a development environment such as Microsoft Visual Studio, you can also 
     <link linkend="install.windows.building">build</link>
@@ -32,18 +27,7 @@
     want to <link linkend="install.windows.extensions">load various extensions</link>
     for added functionality.
    </para>
-   <warning>
-    <para>
-     There are several all-in-one installers over the Internet, but none of
-     those are endorsed by PHP.net, as we believe that using one of
-     the official Windows packages from 
-     <link xlink:href="&url.php.downloads;">&url.php.downloads;</link>
-     is the best choice to have your system secure and optimized.
-    </para>
-   </warning>
    
-   &install.windows.installer;
-   &install.windows.installermsi;
    &install.windows.manual;
    &install.windows.iis;
    &install.windows.iis6;
diff --git a/install/windows/installer.xml b/install/windows/installer.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index a5e258c5f1..0000000000
--- a/install/windows/installer.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,76 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!-- $Revision$ -->
-   <sect1 xml:id="install.windows.installer" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
-    <title>Windows Installer (PHP 5.1.0 and earlier)</title>
-    
-    <para>
-     The Windows PHP installer is available from the downloads page at
-     <link xlink:href="&url.php.downloads;">&url.php.downloads;</link>. This
-     installs the <emphasis>CGI version</emphasis> of PHP and for IIS, PWS,
-     and Xitami, it configures the web server as well.  The installer does not 
-     include any extra external PHP extensions (php_*.dll) as you'll only find 
-     those in the Windows Zip Package and <acronym>PECL</acronym> downloads.
-    </para>
-    <note>
-     <para>
-      While the Windows installer is an easy way to make PHP work, it is 
-      restricted in many aspects as, for example, the automatic setup of 
-      extensions is not supported.  Use of the installer isn't the preferred 
-      method for installing PHP.
-     </para>
-    </note>
-    
-    <simpara>
-     First, install your selected <acronym>HTTP</acronym> (web) server on your 
-     system, and make sure that it works.
-    </simpara>
-    
-    <simpara>
-     Run the executable installer and follow the instructions provided by the
-     installation wizard. Two types of installation are supported - standard,
-     which provides sensible defaults for all the settings it can, and advanced,
-     which asks questions as it goes along.
-    </simpara>
-    
-    <simpara>
-     The installation wizard gathers enough information to set up the &php.ini;
-     file, and configure certain web servers to use PHP. One of the web servers
-     the PHP installer does not configure for is Apache, so you'll need to
-     configure it manually.
-    </simpara>
-
-    <simpara>
-     Once the installation has completed, the installer will inform you if you
-     need to restart your system, restart the server, or just start using PHP.
-    </simpara>
-    
-    <warning>
-     <para>
-      Be aware, that this setup of PHP is not secure. If you would like to have
-      a secure PHP setup, you'd better go on the manual way, and set every
-      option carefully. This automatically working setup gives you an instantly
-      working PHP installation, but it is not meant to be used on online servers.
-     </para>
-    </warning>
-   </sect1>
-
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diff --git a/install/windows/installermsi.xml b/install/windows/installermsi.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 8c52722a93..0000000000
--- a/install/windows/installermsi.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,151 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!-- $Revision$ -->
-<sect1 xml:id="install.windows.installer.msi" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
-   <title>Windows Installer (PHP 5.2 and later)</title>
-    <para>
-     The Windows PHP installer for later versions of PHP is built using MSI
-     technology using the Wix Toolkit (<link xlink:href="&url.wix;">&url.wix;</link>). 
-     It will install and configure PHP and all the built-in and 
-     <acronym>PECL</acronym> extensions, as well as configure many of the 
-     popular web servers such as <acronym>IIS</acronym>, Apache, and Xitami.
-    </para>
-    
-    <simpara>
-     First, install your selected <acronym>HTTP</acronym> (web) server on your 
-     system, and make sure that it works. Then proceed with one of the following
-     install types.
-    </simpara>
-    
-    <sect2 xml:id="install.windows.installer.msi.normal">
-    <title>Normal Install</title>
-     <para>
-      Run the MSI installer and follow the instructions provided by the
-      installation wizard. You will be prompted to select the Web Server you
-      wish to configure first, along with any configuration details needed.
-     </para>
-     
-     <para>
-      You will then be prompted to select which features and extensions you
-      wish to install and enable. By selecting "Will be installed on local 
-      hard drive" in the drop-down menu for each item you can trigger whether
-      to install the feature or not. By selecting "Entire feature will be 
-      installed on local hard drive", you will be able to install all 
-      sub-features of the included feature (for example by selecting this 
-      option for the feature "PDO" you will install all PDO Drivers).
-     </para>
-     
-     <warning>
-      <para>
-       It is not recommended to install all extensions by default, since many
-       of them require dependencies from outside PHP in order to function
-       properly. Instead, use the Installation Repair Mode that can be
-       triggered through the 'Add/Remove Programs' control panel to
-       enable or disable extensions and features after installation.
-      </para>
-     </warning>
-     
-     <para>
-      The installer then sets up PHP to be used in Windows and the &php.ini;
-      file, and configures certain web servers to use PHP. The installer will
-      currently configure IIS, Apache, Xitami, and Sambar
-      Server; if you are using a different web server you'll need to
-      configure it manually. 
-     </para>
-    </sect2>
-    
-    <sect2 xml:id="install.windows.installer.msi.silent">
-    <title>Silent Install</title>
-     <para>
-      The installer also supports a silent mode, which is helpful for Systems
-      Administrators to deploy PHP easily. To use silent mode:
-      <screen>
-<![CDATA[       
-msiexec.exe /i php-VERSION-win32-install.msi /q
-]]>     
-      </screen>
-     </para>
-     <para>
-      You can control the install directory by passing it as a parameter to the
-      install. For example, to install to e:\php:
-      <screen>
-<![CDATA[       
-msiexec.exe /i php-VERSION-win32-install.msi /q INSTALLDIR=e:\php
-]]>     
-      </screen>
-      You can also use the same syntax to specify the Apache Configuration
-      Directory (APACHEDIR), the Sambar Server directory (SAMBARDIR), and the
-      Xitami Server directory (XITAMIDIR).
-     </para>
-     <para>
-      You can also specify what features to install. For example, to install 
-      the mysqli extension and the CGI executable:
-      <screen>
-<![CDATA[       
-msiexec.exe /i php-VERSION-win32-install.msi /q ADDLOCAL=cgi,ext_php_mysqli
-]]>     
-      </screen>
-     </para>
-     <para>
-      The current list of Features to install is as follows:
-      <screen>
-<![CDATA[ 
-MainExecutable - php.exe executable ( no longer available as of PHP 5.2.10/5.3.0; it is now included by default )
-ScriptExecutable - php-win.exe executable
-ext_php_* - the various extensions ( for example: ext_php_mysql for MySQL )
-apache13 - Apache 1.3 module
-apache20 - Apache 2.0 module
-apache22 - Apache 2.2 module
-apacheCGI - Apache CGI executable
-iis4ISAPI - IIS ISAPI module
-iis4CGI - IIS CGI executable
-iis4FastCGI - IIS CGI executable
-NSAPI - Sun/iPlanet/Netscape server module
-netserve - NetServe Web Server CGI executable
-Xitami - Xitami CGI executable
-Sambar - Sambar Server ISAPI module
-CGI - php-cgi.exe executable
-PEAR - PEAR installer
-Manual - PHP Manual in CHM Format
-]]>
-      </screen>
-     </para>
-     <para>
-      For more information on installing MSI installers from the command line,
-      visit <link xlink:href="&url.msicommandline;">&url.msicommandline;</link>
-     </para>
-    </sect2>
-    
-    <sect2 xml:id="install.windows.installer.msi.upgrade">
-    <title>Upgrading PHP with the Install</title>
-    
-     <para>
-      To upgrade, run the installer either graphically or from the command line 
-      as normal. The installer will read your current install options, remove
-      your old installation, and reinstall PHP with the same options as before.
-      It is recommended that you use this method of keeping PHP updated instead
-      of manually replacing the files in the installation directory.
-     </para>
-    </sect2>
-    
-</sect1>
-
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diff --git a/install/windows/manual.xml b/install/windows/manual.xml
index 55ca9ea284..80b5631217 100644
--- a/install/windows/manual.xml
+++ b/install/windows/manual.xml
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@
     <title>Manual Installation Steps</title>
     <para>
      This section contains instructions for manually installing and configuring 
-     PHP on Microsoft Windows. For the instructions on how to use PHP installer to 
-     setup and configure PHP and a web server on Windows refer to 
-     <link linkend="install.windows.installer.msi">Windows Installer (PHP 5.2 and later)</link>.
+     PHP on Microsoft Windows. 
     </para>
     <sect2 xml:id="install.windows.manual.download">
      <title>Selecting and downloading the PHP distribution package</title>