diff --git a/packages/tools/syslinux/files/create_livestick b/packages/tools/syslinux/files/create_livestick
index 000c2ccac0..6029d601fb 100755
--- a/packages/tools/syslinux/files/create_livestick
+++ b/packages/tools/syslinux/files/create_livestick
@@ -210,12 +210,12 @@ MENU COLOR tabmsg       31;40   #ff868787 #00000000 std
 LABEL installer
   MENU LABEL Run OpenELEC Installer
   KERNEL /KERNEL
-  APPEND boot=UUID=$UUID installer quiet
+  APPEND boot=UUID=$UUID installer quiet vga=current
 
 LABEL live
   MENU LABEL Run OpenELEC Live
   KERNEL /KERNEL
-  APPEND boot=UUID=$UUID disk=FILE=STORAGE,512 quiet
+  APPEND boot=UUID=$UUID disk=FILE=STORAGE,512 quiet vga=current
 
 EOF
 
diff --git a/packages/tools/syslinux/files/create_livestick.bat b/packages/tools/syslinux/files/create_livestick.bat
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 517be5dbd4..37521d2cc3
--- a/packages/tools/syslinux/files/create_livestick.bat
+++ b/packages/tools/syslinux/files/create_livestick.bat
@@ -133,12 +133,12 @@ ECHO.  >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
 ECHO LABEL installer >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
 ECHO   MENU LABEL Run OpenELEC Installer >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
 ECHO   KERNEL /KERNEL >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
-ECHO   APPEND boot=LABEL=OPENELEC installer quiet >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
+ECHO   APPEND boot=LABEL=OPENELEC installer quiet vga=current >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
 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,512 quiet >> %DRIVE%\syslinux.cfg
+ECHO   APPEND boot=LABEL=OPENELEC disk=FILE=STORAGE,512 quiet vga=current >> %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 100755
new mode 100644
index 3b15922423..7355010024
Binary files a/packages/tools/syslinux/files/create_livestick.exe and b/packages/tools/syslinux/files/create_livestick.exe differ
diff --git a/tools/nsis-installer/oeinstaller.nsi b/tools/nsis-installer/oeinstaller.nsi
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index c836c4fe82..8ce3800c79
--- a/tools/nsis-installer/oeinstaller.nsi
+++ b/tools/nsis-installer/oeinstaller.nsi
@@ -147,15 +147,15 @@ Section "oeusbstart"
   ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' 'LABEL 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' '  APPEND boot=LABEL=OPENELEC installer quiet vga=current'
   ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' ''
   ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' 'LABEL live'
   ${WriteToFile} '$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'
+    ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' '  APPEND boot=LABEL=OPENELEC disk=FILE=STORAGE quiet vga=current $SSH_PARAM'
   ${Else}
-    ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' '  APPEND boot=LABEL=OPENELEC disk=FILE=STORAGE,$STORAGE_SIZE quiet $SSH_PARAM'
+    ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' '  APPEND boot=LABEL=OPENELEC disk=FILE=STORAGE,$STORAGE_SIZE quiet vga=current $SSH_PARAM'
   ${EndIf}
   ${WriteToFile} '$DRIVE_LETTER\syslinux.cfg' ''
   DetailPrint ""