diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0dd192bdc..3d5e34118 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -136,7 +136,9 @@ add_subdirectory (manual)
 foreach(F ${XSD_FILES})
     INSTALL(FILES ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/dist/${F} DESTINATION ${NEXUS_DEFINITIONS} COMPONENT definitions)
 endforeach()
+
 INSTALL(FILES LGPL.txt DESTINATION ${NEXUS_DEFINITIONS} COMPONENT definitions)
+INSTALL(FILES LGPL.txt DESTINATION ${NEXUS_MANUAL} COMPONENT manual)
 
 #
 # set CPack packaging options
diff --git a/CPackOptions.cmake.in b/CPackOptions.cmake.in
index 5f0a11035..6c908e3cc 100644
--- a/CPackOptions.cmake.in
+++ b/CPackOptions.cmake.in
@@ -82,11 +82,15 @@ if (${CPACK_GENERATOR} STREQUAL "ZIP")
 endif()
 if (${CPACK_GENERATOR} STREQUAL "CygwinBinary")
     set(CPACK_CYGWIN_PATCH_NUMBER 1)
+    set(CPACK_INSTALL_PREFIX "/usr/share/nexus")
+    set(CPACK_PACKAGING_INSTALL_PREFIX "/usr/share/nexus")
 endif()
 if (${CPACK_GENERATOR} STREQUAL "PackageMaker")
 #    set(CPACK_MONOLITHIC_INSTALL ON)
     # 10.4 is "Tiger", component based install needs 10.4 and above
     set(CPACK_OSX_PACKAGE_VERSION 10.4) 
+    set(CPACK_INSTALL_PREFIX "/usr/share/nexus")
+    set(CPACK_PACKAGING_INSTALL_PREFIX "/usr/share/nexus")
 endif()
 if (${CPACK_GENERATOR} STREQUAL "Bundle")
 endif()
diff --git a/manual/CMakeLists.txt b/manual/CMakeLists.txt
index e4e4d626a..27b0c79a9 100644
--- a/manual/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/manual/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ if (XSLTPROC)
     add_custom_command( 
         OUTPUT    ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/manual/NeXusManual.html
         COMMAND   ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
-        ARGS      -E rename ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/manual/index.html ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/manual/NeXusManual.html
+        ARGS      -E copy_if_different ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/manual/index.html ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/manual/NeXusManual.html
         DEPENDS   ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/manual/index.html
         WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/manual
         COMMENT   "Generating NeXusManual.html"
diff --git a/package/README.txt b/package/README.txt
index 100b93820..8719003a9 100644
--- a/package/README.txt
+++ b/package/README.txt
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
-README
\ No newline at end of file
+README for installer GUI
+------------------------
+
+Unless specified otherwise, files will be installed in a default location root
+such as  /usr/share/nexus/  or  /usr/local/share/nexus/
diff --git a/package/WELCOME.txt b/package/WELCOME.txt
index 3d2717bb3..957339d8f 100644
--- a/package/WELCOME.txt
+++ b/package/WELCOME.txt
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-WELCOME
\ No newline at end of file
+Welcome to the NeXus definitions and documentation installer.
+
+For more details on NeXus see http://www.nexusformat.org/
diff --git a/package/description.txt b/package/description.txt
index 466f0c52f..01d90c900 100644
--- a/package/description.txt
+++ b/package/description.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 NeXus: A common data format for neutron, X-ray and muon science.
 
-         http://www.nexusformat.org
+         http://www.nexusformat.org/
 
 NeXus is developed as an international standard by scientists 
 and programmers representing major scientific facilities in 
 Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America in order to facilitate 
 greater cooperation in the analysis and visualization of neutron, 
 X-ray, and muon data. 
+
+This installer package contains:
+* NeXus base class and instrument definitions in NXDL format
+* NeXus documentation and examples, such as the user and reference manuals