diff --git a/README.cygwin b/README.cygwin
index 17668e034..0f2afeb14 100644
--- a/README.cygwin
+++ b/README.cygwin
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 NOTE: this method was determined in windows98, if it doesn't work for your
-system, let us know 
+system, let us know.
+
+Also lets us know if it does.
 
 email: quake-user@lists.sourceforge.net
 IRC: irc.openprojects.net #quakeforge
@@ -20,16 +22,19 @@ configure libtool please ensure you use --prefix=/usr otherwise you will
 have problems.
 
 Obtain SDL source from www.libsdl.org. You do not need the SDL mingw file, it is
-just a bunch of docs and test source.
+just a bunch of docs and test source. 
 
 Once both are built and installed, then you can start.
 
 in quakeforge run
 ./bootstrap
-./configure --disable-oss --host=i386-mingw32 --build=i386-cygwin --target=i386-ming32 --disable-Werror
+./configure --program-prefix= --disable-oss --host=i386-mingw32 --build=i386-cygwin --target=i386-ming32 --disable-Werror
 make
 make install
 
+goto the /usr/local/bin directory and copy the qw-* and nq-* files 
+to your dos quake dir
+
 NOTE: due to bugs in the Directx8 SDK header files you will need 
 --disable-Werror on the configure command line. This may also be the 
 case with earlier Directx SDK's but it hasn't been tested.