Guide_Wii/_pages/en_US/priiloader.txt

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This tutorial will explain you how to install Priiloader.

![Priiloader](/images/priiloader.jpg)

#### What you need
* An SD Card with at least 128 MB of free space.
* Internet access on your computer.
* [Priiloader](/assets/files/Priiloader_v0_8_2.zip)

#### Instructions

##### Section I - Downloading

1. Download Priiloader from the link above.
1. Install Priiloader on the SD Card like anything else.
1. After it will be done, plug your SD Card to your Wii.

##### Section II - Installing
1. Launch the Homebrew Channel on your Wii
1. Find Priiloader
![Find Priiloader](/images/Priiloader/1.jpg)
1. Launch Priiloader
1. Press "+" on Wii Remote or "A" on GameCube controller.
![Install Priiloader](/images/Priiloader/2.jpg)
![Installing](/images/Priiloader/3.jpg)

##### Section III - Entering/Configuring Priiloader
1. Turn off your Wii.
1. Turn on your Wii **and than hold RESET button**
![Turn on](/images/Priiloader/5.jpg)
![Hold RESET](/images/Priiloader/4.jpg)

1. Now you should see Priiloader menu.
![Menu](/images/Priiloader/6.jpg)
1. Go to `System Menu Hacks`
1. Turn on the `Region Free EVERYTHING`, `Block Disc Updates` and `Block Online Updates`.
![System Menu Hacks](/images/Priiloader/7.jpg)

## System Menu Hacks List

This describes all the System Menu hacks you can enable with Priiloader.

|                  Hack                   |                                                                 Description                                                      |
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Replace Health Screen with Backmenu     | Changes the "Health and Safety" screen to the animation you see when you exit a game to go to the Wii Menu.                      |
| Re-Enable Bannerbomb v2                 | Allows the "Bannerbomb" exploit used in older Wii Menu versions to be used on the latest Wii version.                            |
| Region Free EVERYTHING                  | Enables region free for any Wii game, including downloaded ones.                                                                 |
| Block Disc Updates                      | Removes the "Wii System Update" screen that is included on some games forcing you to update them to play the game.               |
| Region Free GC Games (No VM Patch)      | Enables region free for GameCube games.                                                                                          |
| Region Free Wii Games                   | Enables region free for Wii games.                                                                                               |
| Lock System Menu with Black Screen      | Makes your Wii Menu be stuck on a black screen, making you unable to use it.                                                     |
| Remove Diagnostic Disc Check            | Removes a check in the Wii to see if an inserted game is the "Wii Startup Disc".                                                 |
| No System Menu Sounds AT ALL            | Turns off all Wii Menu sound effects.                                                                                            |
| No System Menu Background Music         | Turns off the Wii Menu music.                                                                                                    |
| No-Delete HAXX,JODI,DVDX,DISC,DISK,RZDx | Nintendo deleted Channels with these title IDs in system updates because they were exploits, you can re-enable them with this.   |
| Remove NoCopy Save File Protection      | Allows you to copy save files in the Data Management screen that usually are disabled for copying.                               |
| Region Free Channels                    | Enables region free for Wii Channels.                                                                                            |
| Force Disc Games to run under IOS249    | Makes games on discs use cIOS 249 as the game's IOS.                                                                             |
| Auto-Press A at Health Screen           | Automatically presses the A Button to get past the "Health and Safety" screen.                                                   |
| Force Standard Recovery Mode            | Lets you in a recovery mode where you can launch recovery discs. This menu was used by people to unbrick their Wiis.             |
| OSReport to UsbGecko(slot B)            | Allows you to send Wii Menu logs to a debugging device in memory card slot B.                                                    |
| OSReport to UsbGecko(GeckoOS,B)         | Allows you to send Wii Menu logs to a debugging device in memory card slot B, if the Wii Menu is launched by Gecko OS.           |
| Move Disc Channel                       | Enables you to move the Disc Channel to anywhere you want on the Wii Menu.                                                       |
| Block Online Updates                    | Disables updating your Wii.                                                                                                      |

[Continue to cIOS](cios)<br>
You only need to install cIOS if you want to use a USB Loader to play your games.
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