diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/GetStartedDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/GetStartedDialog.cpp
index 399cc36d7..954189997 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/GetStartedDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/GetStartedDialog.cpp
@@ -332,95 +332,8 @@ void GetStartedDialog::emailSupport()
 	QString text = QString("Hello") + "\n";
 	text += "\n";
 
-	QString sysVersion;
+	QString sysVersion = QSysInfo::prettyProductName();
 
-#ifdef __APPLE__
-
-  #ifdef Q_OS_MAC
-	switch(QSysInfo::MacintoshVersion)
-	{
-		case QSysInfo::MV_9: 
-			sysVersion = "Mac OS 9";
-			break;
-		case QSysInfo::MV_10_0: 
-			sysVersion = "Mac OSX 10.0";
-			break;
-		case QSysInfo::MV_10_1: 
-			sysVersion = "Mac OSX 10.1";
-			break;
-		case QSysInfo::MV_10_2: 
-			sysVersion = "Mac OSX 10.2";
-			break;
-		case QSysInfo::MV_10_3: 
-			sysVersion = "Mac OSX 10.3";
-			break;
-		case QSysInfo::MV_10_4: 
-			sysVersion = "Mac OSX 10.4";
-			break;
-		case QSysInfo::MV_10_5: 
-			sysVersion = "Mac OSX 10.5";
-			break;
-		case QSysInfo::MV_10_6: 
-			sysVersion = "Mac OSX 10.6";
-			break;
-//		case QSysInfo::MV_10_7: 
-//			sysVersion = "Mac OSX 10.7";
-//			break;
-		default: 
-			sysVersion = "Mac Unknown";
-			break;
-	}
-  #else
-    sysVersion = "OSX Unknown";
-  #endif
-#else
-  #if defined(_WIN32) || defined(__MINGW32__)
-	// Windows
-	#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-	switch(QSysInfo::windowsVersion())
-	{
-		case QSysInfo::WV_32s: 
-			sysVersion = "Windows 2.1";
-			break;
-		case QSysInfo::WV_95: 
-			sysVersion = "Windows 95";
-			break;
-		case QSysInfo::WV_98: 
-			sysVersion = "Windows 98";
-			break;
-		case QSysInfo::WV_Me: 
-			sysVersion = "Windows Me";
-			break;
-		case QSysInfo::WV_NT: 
-			sysVersion = "Windows NT";
-			break;
-		case QSysInfo::WV_2000: 
-			sysVersion = "Windows 2000";
-			break;
-		case QSysInfo::WV_XP:
-			sysVersion = "Windows XP";
-			break;
-		case QSysInfo::WV_2003: 
-			sysVersion = "Windows 2003";
-			break;
-		case QSysInfo::WV_VISTA: 
-			sysVersion = "Windows Vista";
-			break;
-		case QSysInfo::WV_WINDOWS7:
-			sysVersion = "Windows 7";
-			break;
-		default: 
-			sysVersion = "Windows";
-			break;
-	}
-	#else
-	sysVersion = "Windows Unknown";
-	#endif
-  #else
-	// Linux
-	sysVersion = "Linux";
-  #endif
-#endif
 	text += QString("My RetroShare Configuration is: (%1, %2, %3)").arg(RsApplication::retroshareVersion(true)
 	                                                                    , sysVersion
 	                                                                    ).arg(static_cast<typename std::underlying_type<RsConfigUserLvl>::type>(userLevel)) + "\n";