diff --git a/include/cantera/base/global.h b/include/cantera/base/global.h
index 05f3490aa..43c31fc83 100644
--- a/include/cantera/base/global.h
+++ b/include/cantera/base/global.h
@@ -66,11 +66,10 @@ void popError();
  * for input files along a path that includes platform-specific default
  * locations, and possibly user-specified locations.
  *
- * The current directory (".") is always searched first. Then, on Windows
- * platforms, if environment variable COMMONPROGRAMFILES is set (which it
- * should be on Win XP or Win 2000), then directories under this one will be
- * added to the search path. The %Cantera Windows installer installs data
- * files to this location.
+ * The current directory (".") is always searched first. Then, on Windows, the
+ * registry is checked to find the Cantera installation directory, and the
+ * 'data' subdirectory of the installation directory will be added to the search
+ * path.
  *
  * On the Mac, directory '/Applications/Cantera/data' is added to the
  * search path.
diff --git a/src/base/application.cpp b/src/base/application.cpp
index 8d51861c7..8f41bd9d2 100644
--- a/src/base/application.cpp
+++ b/src/base/application.cpp
@@ -410,15 +410,14 @@ void Application::setDefaultDirectories()
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
     // Under Windows, the Cantera setup utility records the installation
-    // directory in the registry. Data files are stored in the 'data' and
-    // 'templates' subdirectories of the main installation directory.
+    // directory in the registry. Data files are stored in the 'data'
+    // subdirectory of the main installation directory.
 
     std::string installDir;
-    readStringRegistryKey("SOFTWARE\\Cantera\\Cantera 2.0",
+    readStringRegistryKey("SOFTWARE\\Cantera\\Cantera 2.2",
                           "InstallDir", installDir, "");
     if (installDir != "") {
         dirs.push_back(installDir + "data");
-        dirs.push_back(installDir + "templates");
 
         // Scripts for converting mechanisms to CTI and CMTL are installed in
         // the 'bin' subdirectory. Add that directory to the PYTHONPATH.