diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 70605ab..7cde112 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -54,12 +54,13 @@ server on the correct port.
 In case you're curious, your notes and attached files are stored in the
 ~/.luminotes directory.
 
-If you'd like to run Luminotes from a USB drive, manually copy the entire
-Luminotes directory to a USB drive. Then, run usb_luminotes.sh from the USB
-drive. Your Luminotes data will be stored on the USB drive instead of on the
-computer itself:
-
-  tools/usb_luminotes.sh
+If you'd like to run Luminotes from a USB drive, first install Luminotes
+Desktop normally. Once it's installed, instead of running Luminotes, manually
+copy the entire Luminotes directory to a USB drive. Then, run
+tools/usb_luminotes.sh from the USB drive. Your Luminotes data, including all
+of your notes and notebooks, will be stored on the USB drive instead of on the
+computer itself. Then, anytime you want to start Luminotes on the USB drive,
+run usb_luminotes.sh from it.
 
 If you're only interested in Luminotes Desktop, you can stop reading here. The
 rest of this document describes Luminotes Server.
diff --git a/README b/README
index a969469..7e2dfb9 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -27,10 +27,13 @@ click "Keep Blocking".
 In case you're curious, your notes and attached files are stored within the
 %APPDATA%\Luminotes folder in a database file.
 
-If you'd like to run Luminotes from a USB drive, install Luminotes Desktop and
-then manually copy the whole \Program Files\Luminotes folder to a USB drive.
-Then, run usb_luminotes.bat from the USB drive. Your Luminotes data will be
-stored on the USB drive instead of on the computer itself.
+If you'd like to run Luminotes from a USB drive, first install Luminotes
+Desktop normally. Once it's installed, instead of running Luminotes, manually
+copy the whole \Program Files\Luminotes folder to your USB drive.  Then, run
+usb_luminotes.bat from the USB drive. Your Luminotes data, including all of
+your notes and notebooks, will be stored on the USB drive instead of on the
+computer itself. Then, anytime you want to start Luminotes on the USB drive,
+run usb_luminotes.bat from it.
 
 
 Linux / Mac OS X / BSD