diff --git a/packages/tools/syslinux/files/create_livestick b/packages/tools/syslinux/files/create_livestick
index 05d67a73d0..000c2ccac0 100755
--- a/packages/tools/syslinux/files/create_livestick
+++ b/packages/tools/syslinux/files/create_livestick
@@ -177,42 +177,47 @@ echo "#########################################################"
 # create bootloader configuration
   echo "creating bootloader configuration..."
 
-  echo "UI vesamenu.c32" > /tmp/usb_install/syslinux.cfg
-  echo "PROMPT 0" >> /tmp/usb_install/syslinux.cfg
-  echo "MENU TITLE OpenELEC LIVE Boot Menu" >> /tmp/usb_install/syslinux.cfg
-#  echo "MENU BACKGROUND splash.png" >> /tmp/usb_install/syslinux.cfg
-  echo "TIMEOUT 50" >> /tmp/usb_install/syslinux.cfg
-  echo "DEFAULT live" >> /tmp/usb_install/syslinux.cfg
-  echo "" >> /tmp/usb_install/syslinux.cfg
-  echo "MENU WIDTH 78" >> /tmp/usb_install/syslinux.cfg
-  echo "MENU MARGIN 4" >> /tmp/usb_install/syslinux.cfg
-  echo "MENU ROWS 5" >> /tmp/usb_install/syslinux.cfg
-  echo "MENU VSHIFT 10" >> /tmp/usb_install/syslinux.cfg
-  echo "MENU TIMEOUTROW 13" >> /tmp/usb_install/syslinux.cfg
-  echo "MENU TABMSGROW 11" >> /tmp/usb_install/syslinux.cfg
-  echo "MENU CMDLINEROW 11" >> /tmp/usb_install/syslinux.cfg
-  echo "MENU HELPMSGROW 16" >> /tmp/usb_install/syslinux.cfg
-  echo "MENU HELPMSGENDROW 29" >> /tmp/usb_install/syslinux.cfg
-  echo "" >> /tmp/usb_install/syslinux.cfg
-  echo "MENU COLOR border       30;44   #40ffffff #a0000000 std" >> /tmp/usb_install/syslinux.cfg
-  echo "MENU COLOR title        1;36;44 #9033ccff #a0000000 std" >> /tmp/usb_install/syslinux.cfg
-  echo "MENU COLOR sel          7;37;40 #e0ffffff #20ffffff all" >> /tmp/usb_install/syslinux.cfg
-  echo "MENU COLOR unsel        37;44   #50ffffff #a0000000 std" >> /tmp/usb_install/syslinux.cfg
-  echo "MENU COLOR help         37;40   #c0ffffff #a0000000 std" >> /tmp/usb_install/syslinux.cfg
-  echo "MENU COLOR timeout_msg  37;40   #80ffffff #00000000 std" >> /tmp/usb_install/syslinux.cfg
-  echo "MENU COLOR timeout      1;37;40 #c0ffffff #00000000 std" >> /tmp/usb_install/syslinux.cfg
-  echo "MENU COLOR msg07        37;40   #90ffffff #a0000000 std" >> /tmp/usb_install/syslinux.cfg
-  echo "MENU COLOR tabmsg       31;40   #30ffffff #00000000 std" >> /tmp/usb_install/syslinux.cfg
-  echo "" >> /tmp/usb_install/syslinux.cfg
-  echo "LABEL installer" >> /tmp/usb_install/syslinux.cfg
-  echo "  MENU LABEL Run OpenELEC Installer" >> /tmp/usb_install/syslinux.cfg
-  echo "  KERNEL /KERNEL" >> /tmp/usb_install/syslinux.cfg
-  echo "  APPEND boot=UUID=$UUID installer quiet" >> /tmp/usb_install/syslinux.cfg
-  echo "" >> /tmp/usb_install/syslinux.cfg
-  echo "LABEL live" >> /tmp/usb_install/syslinux.cfg
-  echo "  MENU LABEL Run OpenELEC Live" >> /tmp/usb_install/syslinux.cfg
-  echo "  KERNEL /KERNEL" >> /tmp/usb_install/syslinux.cfg
-  echo "  APPEND boot=UUID=$UUID disk=FILE=STORAGE quiet" >> /tmp/usb_install/syslinux.cfg
+cat >/tmp/usb_install/syslinux.cfg << EOF
+UI vesamenu.c32
+PROMPT 0
+MENU TITLE Boot Menu
+MENU BACKGROUND splash.png
+TIMEOUT 50
+DEFAULT live
+
+MENU WIDTH 70
+MENU MARGIN 15
+MENU ROWS 2
+MENU HSHIFT 4
+MENU VSHIFT 13
+MENU TIMEOUTROW 10
+MENU TABMSGROW 8
+MENU CMDLINEROW 8
+MENU HELPMSGROW 13
+MENU HELPMSGENDROW 26
+MENU CLEAR
+
+MENU COLOR border       30;44   #40ffffff #00000000 std
+MENU COLOR title        1;36;44 #ff8bbfe3 #00000000 std
+MENU COLOR sel          7;37;40 #80f0f0f0 #ff606060 all
+MENU COLOR unsel        37;44   #50ffffff #00000000 std
+MENU COLOR help         37;40   #c0ffffff #a0000000 std
+MENU COLOR timeout_msg  37;40   #80ffffff #00000000 std
+MENU COLOR timeout      1;37;40 #c0ffffff #00000000 std
+MENU COLOR msg07        37;40   #90ffffff #a0000000 std
+MENU COLOR tabmsg       31;40   #ff868787 #00000000 std
+
+LABEL installer
+  MENU LABEL Run OpenELEC Installer
+  KERNEL /KERNEL
+  APPEND boot=UUID=$UUID installer quiet
+
+LABEL live
+  MENU LABEL Run OpenELEC Live
+  KERNEL /KERNEL
+  APPEND boot=UUID=$UUID disk=FILE=STORAGE,512 quiet
+
+EOF
 
 # copy files
   echo "copying files to $PART..."
@@ -228,7 +233,7 @@ echo "#########################################################"
   cp RELEASE /tmp/usb_install
 
   cp 3rdparty/syslinux/vesamenu.c32 /tmp/usb_install
-#  cp splash.png /tmp/usb_install
+  cp splash.png /tmp/usb_install
 
 # sync disk
   echo "syncing disk..."
diff --git a/packages/tools/syslinux/files/create_livestick.bat b/packages/tools/syslinux/files/create_livestick.bat
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 18a98acb5a..7a78f839f9
--- a/packages/tools/syslinux/files/create_livestick.bat
+++ b/packages/tools/syslinux/files/create_livestick.bat
@@ -98,32 +98,37 @@ IF ERRORLEVEL 1 goto InvalidDrive
 >NUL copy RELEASE %DRIVE%
 >NUL copy openelec.ico %DRIVE%
 >NUL copy 3rdparty/syslinux/vesamenu.c32 %DRIVE%
+>NUL copy splash.png %DRIVE%
+
 FOR /F "tokens=5" %%G IN ('vol %DRIVE% ^|find "-"') DO SET DRIVEUUID=%%G
 ECHO UI vesamenu.c32 > %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
 ECHO PROMPT 0 >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
-ECHO MENU TITLE OpenELEC LIVE Boot Menu >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
+ECHO MENU TITLE Boot Menu >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
+ECHO MENU BACKGROUND splash.png >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
 ECHO TIMEOUT 50 >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
 ECHO DEFAULT live >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
 ECHO. >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
-ECHO MENU WIDTH 78 >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
-ECHO MENU MARGIN 4 >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
-ECHO MENU ROWS 5 >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
-ECHO MENU VSHIFT 10 >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
-ECHO MENU TIMEOUTROW 13 >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
-ECHO MENU TABMSGROW 11 >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
-ECHO MENU CMDLINEROW 11 >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
-ECHO MENU HELPMSGROW 16 >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
-ECHO MENU HELPMSGENDROW 29 >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
+ECHO MENU WIDTH 70 >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
+ECHO MENU MARGIN 15 >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
+ECHO MENU ROWS 2 >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
+ECHO MENU HSHIFT 4 >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
+ECHO MENU VSHIFT 13 >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
+ECHO MENU TIMEOUTROW 10 >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
+ECHO MENU TABMSGROW 8 >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
+ECHO MENU CMDLINEROW 8 >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
+ECHO MENU HELPMSGROW 13 >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
+ECHO MENU HELPMSGENDROW 26 >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
+ECHO MENU CLEAR >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
 ECHO. >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
-ECHO MENU COLOR border       30;44   #40ffffff #a0000000 std >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
-ECHO MENU COLOR title        1;36;44 #9033ccff #a0000000 std >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
-ECHO MENU COLOR sel          7;37;40 #e0ffffff #20ffffff all >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
-ECHO MENU COLOR unsel        37;44   #50ffffff #a0000000 std >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
+ECHO MENU COLOR border       30;44   #40ffffff #00000000 std >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
+ECHO MENU COLOR title        1;36;44 #ff8bbfe3 #00000000 std >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
+ECHO MENU COLOR sel          7;37;40 #80f0f0f0 #ff606060 all >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
+ECHO MENU COLOR unsel        37;44   #50ffffff #00000000 std >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
 ECHO MENU COLOR help         37;40   #c0ffffff #a0000000 std >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
 ECHO MENU COLOR timeout_msg  37;40   #80ffffff #00000000 std >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
 ECHO MENU COLOR timeout      1;37;40 #c0ffffff #00000000 std >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
 ECHO MENU COLOR msg07        37;40   #90ffffff #a0000000 std >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
-ECHO MENU COLOR tabmsg       31;40   #30ffffff #00000000 std >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
+ECHO MENU COLOR tabmsg       31;40   #ff868787 #00000000 std >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
 ECHO.  >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
 ECHO LABEL installer >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
 ECHO   MENU LABEL Run OpenELEC Installer >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
@@ -133,7 +138,7 @@ ECHO. >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
 ECHO LABEL live >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
 ECHO   MENU LABEL Run OpenELEC Live >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
 ECHO   KERNEL /KERNEL >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
-ECHO   APPEND boot=LABEL=OPENELEC disk=FILE=STORAGE quiet >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
+ECHO   APPEND boot=LABEL=OPENELEC disk=FILE=STORAGE,512 quiet >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
 GOTO END
 
 :InvalidDrive
diff --git a/packages/tools/syslinux/files/create_livestick.exe b/packages/tools/syslinux/files/create_livestick.exe
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 77e647cf04..3b15922423
Binary files a/packages/tools/syslinux/files/create_livestick.exe and b/packages/tools/syslinux/files/create_livestick.exe differ
diff --git a/packages/tools/syslinux/files/splash.png b/packages/tools/syslinux/files/splash.png
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..74f3d8a60b
Binary files /dev/null and b/packages/tools/syslinux/files/splash.png differ
diff --git a/tools/nsis-installer/oeinstaller.nsi b/tools/nsis-installer/oeinstaller.nsi
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index aa9ac6b893..c836c4fe82
--- a/tools/nsis-installer/oeinstaller.nsi
+++ b/tools/nsis-installer/oeinstaller.nsi
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Var "SSH_PARAM"
 !insertmacro MUI_PAGE_LICENSE "gpl-2.0.txt"
 
 Name "${PRODUCT_NAME}"
-OutFile 'create_installstick.exe'
+OutFile 'create_livestick.exe'
 ShowInstDetails show
 AllowRootDirInstall true
 RequestExecutionLevel admin
@@ -114,38 +114,43 @@ Section "oeusbstart"
   Delete '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg'
   ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' 'UI vesamenu.c32'
   ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' 'PROMPT 0'
-  ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' 'MENU TITLE OpenELEC Boot Menu'
-  #${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' 'MENU BACKGROUND splash.png'
+  ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' 'MENU TITLE Boot Menu'
+  ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' 'MENU BACKGROUND splash.png'
   ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' 'TIMEOUT $BOOT_TIME'
-  ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' 'DEFAULT installer'
+  ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' 'DEFAULT live'
   ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' ''
-  ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' 'MENU WIDTH 78'
-  ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' 'MENU MARGIN 4'
-  ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' 'MENU ROWS 5'
-  ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' 'MENU VSHIFT 10'
-  ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' 'MENU TIMEOUTROW 13'
-  ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' 'MENU TABMSGROW 11'
-  ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' 'MENU CMDLINEROW 11'
-  ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' 'MENU HELPMSGROW 16'
-  ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' 'MENU HELPMSGENDROW 29'
+
+  ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' 'MENU WIDTH 70'
+  ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' 'MENU MARGIN 15'
+  ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' 'MENU ROWS 2'
+  ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' 'MENU HSHIFT 4'
+  ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' 'MENU VSHIFT 13'
+  ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' 'MENU TIMEOUTROW 10'
+  ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' 'MENU TABMSGROW 8'
+  ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' 'MENU CMDLINEROW 8'
+  ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' 'MENU HELPMSGROW 13'
+  ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' 'MENU HELPMSGENDROW 26'
+  ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' 'MENU CLEAR'
+  
   ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' ''
-  ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' 'MENU COLOR border       30;44   #40ffffff #a0000000 std'
-  ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' 'MENU COLOR title        1;36;44 #9033ccff #a0000000 std'
-  ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' 'MENU COLOR sel          7;37;40 #e0ffffff #20ffffff all'
-  ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' 'MENU COLOR unsel        37;44   #50ffffff #a0000000 std'
+  ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' 'MENU COLOR border       30;44   #40ffffff #00000000 std'
+  ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' 'MENU COLOR title        1;36;44 #ff8bbfe3 #00000000 std'
+  ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' 'MENU COLOR sel          7;37;40 #80f0f0f0 #ff606060 all'
+  ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' 'MENU COLOR unsel        37;44   #50ffffff #00000000 std'
   ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' 'MENU COLOR help         37;40   #c0ffffff #a0000000 std'
   ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' 'MENU COLOR timeout_msg  37;40   #80ffffff #00000000 std'
   ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' 'MENU COLOR timeout      1;37;40 #c0ffffff #00000000 std'
   ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' 'MENU COLOR msg07        37;40   #90ffffff #a0000000 std'
-  ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' 'MENU COLOR tabmsg       31;40   #30ffffff #00000000 std'
+  ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' 'MENU COLOR tabmsg       31;40   #ff868787 #00000000 std'
+  
   ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' ''
   ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' 'LABEL installer'
-  ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' '  MENU LABEL Run Installer'
+  ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' '  MENU LABEL Run OpenELEC Installer'
   ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' '  KERNEL /KERNEL'
   ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' '  APPEND boot=LABEL=OPENELEC installer quiet'
   ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' ''
   ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' 'LABEL live'
-  ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' '  MENU LABEL Run Live USB'
+  ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' '  MENU LABEL Run OpenELEC Live'
   ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' '  KERNEL /KERNEL'
   ${If} $STORAGE_SIZE == "0"
     ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' '  APPEND boot=LABEL=OPENELEC disk=FILE=STORAGE quiet $SSH_PARAM'