diff --git a/usr/bin/archboot-quickinst.sh b/usr/bin/archboot-quickinst.sh
index b3f0fc50f..a1f61262a 100755
--- a/usr/bin/archboot-quickinst.sh
+++ b/usr/bin/archboot-quickinst.sh
@@ -60,29 +60,35 @@ else
     PACMAN_CONF=""
 fi
 
-prepare_pacman || (echo "Pacman preparation FAILED!"; return 1)
+if ! prepare_pacman; then
+    echo "Pacman preparation FAILED!"
+    return 1
+fi
 chroot_mount
-install_packages || (echo "Package installation FAILED."; chroot_umount; exit 1)
+if ! install_packages; then
+    echo "Package installation FAILED."
+    chroot_umount
+    exit 1
+fi
 locale_gen
 chroot_umount
 
 echo
-echo "Package installation complete."
+echo -e "\033[1mPackage installation complete.\033[0m"
 echo
-echo "Please install a bootloader.  Edit the appropriate config file for"
-echo "your loader. Please use ${VMLINUZ} as kernel image."
-echo "Chroot into your system to install it into the boot sector:"
-echo "  # mount -o bind /dev ${DESTDIR}/dev"
-echo "  # mount -t proc none ${DESTDIR}/proc"
-echo "  # mount -t sysfs none ${DESTDIR}/sys"
-echo "  # chroot ${DESTDIR} /bin/bash"
+echo -e "Please install a \033[1mbootloader\033[0m. Edit the appropriate config file for"
+echo -e "your loader. Please use \033[1m${VMLINUZ}\033[0m as kernel image."
+echo -e "Chroot into your system to install it:"
+echo -e "  \033[1m# mount -o bind /dev ${DESTDIR}/dev\033[0m"
+echo -e "  \033[1m# mount -t proc none ${DESTDIR}/proc\033[0m"
+echo -e "  \033[1m# mount -t sysfs none ${DESTDIR}/sys\033[0m"
+echo -e "  \033[1m# chroot ${DESTDIR} /bin/bash\033[0m"
 echo
 echo "Next step, initramfs setup:"
-echo "Edit your /etc/mkinitcpio.conf to fit your needs. After that run:"
-echo "# mkinitcpio -p ${KERNELPKG}"
-echo
-echo "Then exit your chroot shell, edit ${DESTDIR}/etc/fstab and reboot!"
+echo -e "Edit your \033[1m/etc/mkinitcpio.conf\033[0m to fit your needs. After that run:"
+echo -e "  \033[1m# mkinitcpio -p ${KERNELPKG}\033[0m"
 echo
+echo -e "Then \033[1mexit\033[0m your chroot shell, edit \033[1m${DESTDIR}/etc/fstab\033[0m and \033[1mreboot\033[0m\!"
 exit 0
 
 # vim: set ts=4 sw=4 et:
diff --git a/usr/bin/archboot-restore-usbstick.sh b/usr/bin/archboot-restore-usbstick.sh
index d0ef2a6fe..c2432aa4e 100755
--- a/usr/bin/archboot-restore-usbstick.sh
+++ b/usr/bin/archboot-restore-usbstick.sh
@@ -7,8 +7,12 @@
 APPNAME=$(basename "${0}")
 usage()
 {
-    echo "Restoring an USB device to its original state (FAT32):"
-    echo "usage: ${APPNAME} <device>"
+    echo -e "\033[1mWelcome to \033[34marchboot's\033[0m \033[1mRESTORE USB STICK:\033[0m"
+    echo -e "\033[1m----------------------------------------\033[0m"
+    echo -e "This script restores an USB device to a \033[1mFAT32\033[0m device."
+    echo -e "\033[91mWARNING: ALL DATA WILL BE LOST ON THE DEVICE\!\033[0m"
+    echo ""
+    echo -e "usage: \033[1m${APPNAME} <device>\033[0m"
     exit "$1"
 }
 
@@ -18,16 +22,19 @@ usage()
 
 ### check for root
 if ! [[ ${UID} -eq 0 ]]; then 
-	echo "ERROR: Please run as root user!"
-	exit 1
+    echo "ERROR: Please run as root user!"
+    exit 1
 fi
-
+echo -e "\033[91mWARNING: 10 seconds for hitting CTRL+C to stop the process on ${1} now\!\033[0m"
+sleep 10
 # clean partitiontable
-dd if=/dev/zero of=<DEVICE> bs=512 count=2048
-wipefs -a "$1"
-
+echo -e "\033[1mRestoring USB STICK...\033[0m"
+echo -e "\033[1mSTEP 1/3:\033[0m Cleaning partition table..."
+dd if=/dev/zero of="${1}" bs=512 count=2048
+wipefs -a "${1}"
 # create new MBR and partition on <DEVICE>
-fdisk "$1" <<EOF
+echo -e "\033[1mSTEP 2/3:\033[0m Create new MBR and partitiontable..."
+fdisk "${1}" <<EOF
 n
 p
 1
@@ -40,4 +47,6 @@ EOF
 # wait for partitiontable to be resynced
 sleep 5
 # create FAT32 filesystem on <device-partition>
-mkfs.vfat -F32 "$1"1
+echo -e "\033[1mSTEP 3/3:\033[0m Create FAT32 filesystem..."
+mkfs.vfat -F32 "${1}"1
+echo -e "\033[1mFinished.\033[0m"