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title: "Relaunching the HackMii Installer"
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This guide is intended for situations where you need to relaunch the HackMii Installer to update/reinstall the Homebrew Channel or BootMii.

It is also safe to [redo any exploit](get-started) to get back into the HackMii Installer.
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### Relaunching via the Homebrew Channel

#### What you need

- The Homebrew Channel
- An SD card or USB drive formatted to FAT32/MS-DOS
- [HackMii Installer v1.2](https://bootmii.org/download/)

#### Instructions

1. Insert your SD/USB into your PC.
1. Extract the HackMii Installer v1.2 to the `apps` folder on your SD/USB.
  - If this folder does not exist, create it.
1. Insert the SD/USB into your Wii, and launch the `hackmii_installer_v1.2` app from the Homebrew Channel.
  - The app will not have an icon.

[Continue to Homebrew Channel and BootMii installation](hbc)
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### Relaunching via Priiloader

#### What you need
- a Wii with Priiloader (or Preloader) installed
- an SD card or USB drive formatted to FAT32/MS-DOS
- [HackMii Installer v1.2](https://bootmii.org/download/)

To check if your Wii has Priiloader, hold the RESET button while turning it on. ![Turn on](/images/Priiloader/on.jpg) ![Hold RESET](/images/Priiloader/reset.jpg)
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#### Instructions

1. Insert your SD/USB into your PC.
1. Extract the HackMii Installer v1.2 to the `apps` folder on your SD/USB.
  - If this folder does not exist, create it.
1. Insert your SD/USB into your Wii.
1. Enter Priiloader by holding the RESET button while turning on your Wii.
1. Go to `Load/Install File`.
1. Navigate to `hackmii_installer_v1.2` and press `1` to load it.

[Continue to Homebrew Channel and BootMii Installation](hbc)
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