diff --git a/Include/SConscript b/Include/SConscript
index c187435a..aee76da4 100644
--- a/Include/SConscript
+++ b/Include/SConscript
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ includes = Split("""
 	UpgradeDLL.nsh
 	WinMessages.nsh
 	WordFunc.nsh
+	x64.nsh
 """)
 
 Import('env')
diff --git a/Include/x64.nsh b/Include/x64.nsh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d3ee7623
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Include/x64.nsh
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+; ---------------------
+;       x64.nsh
+; ---------------------
+;
+; A few simple macros to handle installations on x64 machines.
+;
+; IsRunningX64 checks if the installers is running on x64.
+;
+;   ${IsRunningX64}
+;   Pop $0
+;   ${If} $0 != 0
+;     MessageBox MB_OK "running on x64"
+;   ${EndIf}
+;
+; DisableX64FSRedirection disables file system redirection.
+; EnableX64FSRedirection enables file system redirection.
+;
+;   ${DisableX64FSRedirection}
+;   DetailPrint $SYSDIR # prints C:\Windows\System32
+;   ${EnableX64FSRedirection}
+;   DetailPrint $SYSDIR # prints C:\Windows\SysWOW64
+;
+
+!ifndef ___X64__NSH___
+!define ___X64__NSH___
+
+!macro IsRunningX64
+
+  System::Call kernel32::GetCurrentProcess()i.s
+  System::Call kernel32::IsWow64Process(is,*i.s)
+
+!macroend
+
+!define IsRunningX64 "!insertmacro IsRunningX64"
+
+!macro DisableX64FSRedirection
+
+  System::Call kernel32::Wow64EnableWow64FsRedirection(i0)
+
+!macroend
+
+!define DisableX64FSRedirection "!insertmacro DisableX64FSRedirection"
+
+!macro EnableX64FSRedirection
+
+  System::Call kernel32::Wow64EnableWow64FsRedirection(i1)
+
+!macroend
+
+!define EnableX64FSRedirection "!insertmacro EnableX64FSRedirection"
+
+!endif # !___X64__NSH___