diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 52f036f..66a5ae7 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -11,26 +11,37 @@ When booting on a UEFI-based computer, Windows may show a vendor-defined logo wh **Important:** If you mess up the installation, your system may become unbootable! Create a rescue disk before use. This software comes with no warranty. Use at your own risk. * Make sure that your computer is booting with UEFI. -* Make sure that Secure Boot is disabled, or learn to sign EFI applications. -* Simple Windows installation: - * Get the latest release. - * Start `setup.exe` and select `I` (install). +* Make sure that Secure Boot is disabled, unless you know how to sign EFI applications. + +### Windows installation + +* Get the latest release from the Releases page. +* Start `setup.exe` and follow the instructions. + * You may need to manually disable Secure Boot and then retry. * The installer will launch Notepad for modifying the configuration. * If you need only one custom image, the defaults are fine. * Otherwise, check out the examples in the configuration file. * The installer will launch Paint for creating the image(s). * You can create multiple images by using Save As. * Be sure to always use the 24-bit BMP/DIB format. - * If Windows later restores the original boot loader, simply reinstall. - * If you wish to change the image or other configuration, simply reinstall. -* Installation for Windows with another boot loader (e.g. GRUB): - * Extract the latest release to `[EFI System Partition]\EFI\HackBGRT\`. - * Set `boot=\EFI\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgfw.efi` in `config.txt`. - * Point your boot loader to `\EFI\HackBGRT\bootx64.efi`. -* Installation for all operating systems: - * Extract the latest release to `[EFI System Partition]\EFI\HackBGRT\`. - * Set `boot=` to your preferred boot loader in `config.txt`. - * Set `\EFI\HackBGRT\bootx64.efi` as your default boot loader with `efibootmgr` or some other EFI boot manager tool. + * If Windows later restores the original boot loader, just reinstall. + * If you wish to change the image or other configuration, just reinstall. + +### Multi-boot configurations + +If you only need HackBGRT for Windows: + +* Extract the latest release to `[EFI System Partition]\EFI\HackBGRT\`. +* Set `boot=\EFI\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgfw.efi` in `config.txt`. +* Point your boot loader to `\EFI\HackBGRT\bootx64.efi`. + +If you need it for other systems as well: + +* Extract the latest release to `[EFI System Partition]\EFI\HackBGRT\`. +* Set `boot=\EFI\your-actual-boot-loader.efi` in `config.txt`. +* Set `\EFI\HackBGRT\bootx64.efi` as your default boot loader with `efibootmgr` or some other EFI boot manager tool. + +On 32-bit machines, use `bootia32.efi` instead of `bootx64.efi`. ## Configuration