diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 4295f3af80..6ab53610c4 100644
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -6211,8 +6211,11 @@ David  7 July 2009
 Charlie 8 July 2009
     - Mac Installer: If BOINC screensaver is not set for every user, set it 
         for all users after getting approval from installing user.
+    - Mac Installer: fix bug in scripts to create branded installers.
 
     mac_installer/
+        make_GridRepublic.sh
+        make_ProgThruProc.sh
         PostInstall.cpp
         GR-ReadMe.rtf
         PTP-ReadMe.rtf (added)
diff --git a/mac_installer/make_GridRepublic.sh b/mac_installer/make_GridRepublic.sh
index 7664779757..b6fa06233b 100644
--- a/mac_installer/make_GridRepublic.sh
+++ b/mac_installer/make_GridRepublic.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 ##
 # Script to convert Macintosh BOINC installer to GridRepublic Desktop installer
-# updated 6/19/09 by Charlie Fenton
+# updated 7/8/09 by Charlie Fenton
 ##
 
 ## Usage:
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ sudo mv -f "${PR_PATH}/Applications/${MANAGER_NAME}.app/Contents/MacOS/BOINCMana
 # Update the Manager's info.plist, InfoPlist.strings files
 sudo sed -i "" s/BOINCManager/"${MANAGER_NAME}"/g "${PR_PATH}/Applications/${MANAGER_NAME}.app/Contents/Info.plist"
 sudo sed -i "" s/BOINCMgr.icns/"${ICNS_FILE}"/g "${PR_PATH}/Applications/${MANAGER_NAME}.app/Contents/Info.plist"
+sudo chmod a+w "${PR_PATH}/Applications/${MANAGER_NAME}.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/InfoPlist.strings"
 sudo iconv -f UTF-16 -t UTF-8 "${PR_PATH}/Applications/${MANAGER_NAME}.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/InfoPlist.strings" > "${PR_PATH}/tempUTF81"
 sudo sed -i "" s/BOINC/"${MANAGER_NAME}"/g "${PR_PATH}/tempUTF81"
 sudo iconv -f UTF-8 -t UTF-16 "${PR_PATH}/tempUTF81" > "${PR_PATH}/Applications/${MANAGER_NAME}.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/InfoPlist.strings"
@@ -195,6 +196,7 @@ sudo mv -f "${PR_PATH}/Library/Screen Savers/${BRAND_NAME}.saver/Contents/MacOS/
 
 # Update screensaver coordinator's info.plist, InfoPlist.strings files
 sudo sed -i "" s/BOINCSaver/"${BRAND_NAME}"/g "${PR_PATH}/Library/Screen Savers/${BRAND_NAME}.saver/Contents/Info.plist"
+sudo chmod a+w "${PR_PATH}/Library/Screen Savers/${BRAND_NAME}.saver/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/InfoPlist.strings"
 sudo iconv -f UTF-16 -t UTF-8 "${PR_PATH}/Library/Screen Savers/${BRAND_NAME}.saver/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/InfoPlist.strings" > "${PR_PATH}/tempUTF82"
 sudo sed -i "" s/BOINC/"${BRAND_NAME}"/g "${PR_PATH}/tempUTF82"
 sudo iconv -f UTF-8 -t UTF-16 "${PR_PATH}/tempUTF82" > "${PR_PATH}/Library/Screen Savers/${BRAND_NAME}.saver/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/InfoPlist.strings"
@@ -224,6 +226,7 @@ sudo mv -f "${NEW_DIR_PATH}/${LC_BRAND_NAME}_$1.$2.$3_macOSX_universal/extras/Un
 # Update Uninstall application's info.plist, InfoPlist.strings files
 sudo sed -i "" s/BOINC/"${BRAND_NAME}"/g "${NEW_DIR_PATH}/${LC_BRAND_NAME}_$1.$2.$3_macOSX_universal/extras/Uninstall ${BRAND_NAME}.app/Contents/Info.plist"
 sudo sed -i "" s/MacUninstaller.icns/"${UNINSTALLER_ICNS_FILE}"/g "${NEW_DIR_PATH}/${LC_BRAND_NAME}_$1.$2.$3_macOSX_universal/extras/Uninstall ${BRAND_NAME}.app/Contents/Info.plist"
+sudo chmod a+w "${NEW_DIR_PATH}/${LC_BRAND_NAME}_$1.$2.$3_macOSX_universal/extras/Uninstall ${BRAND_NAME}.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/InfoPlist.strings"
 sudo iconv -f UTF-16 -t UTF-8 "${NEW_DIR_PATH}/${LC_BRAND_NAME}_$1.$2.$3_macOSX_universal/extras/Uninstall ${BRAND_NAME}.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/InfoPlist.strings" > "${PR_PATH}/tempUTF83"
 sudo sed -i "" s/BOINC/"${BRAND_NAME}"/g "${PR_PATH}/tempUTF83"
 sudo iconv -f UTF-8 -t UTF-16 "${PR_PATH}/tempUTF83" > "${NEW_DIR_PATH}/${LC_BRAND_NAME}_$1.$2.$3_macOSX_universal/extras/Uninstall ${BRAND_NAME}.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/InfoPlist.strings"
@@ -295,6 +298,7 @@ sudo rm -dfR "${NEW_DIR_PATH}/${LC_BRAND_NAME}_$1.$2.$3_macOSX_universal/${BRAND
 # Update the installer wrapper application's info.plist, InfoPlist.strings files
 sudo sed -i "" s/BOINC/"${BRAND_NAME}"/g "${NEW_DIR_PATH}/${LC_BRAND_NAME}_$1.$2.$3_macOSX_universal/${BRAND_NAME} Installer.app/Contents/Info.plist"
 sudo sed -i "" s/MacInstaller.icns/"${INSTALLER_ICNS_FILE}"/g "${NEW_DIR_PATH}/${LC_BRAND_NAME}_$1.$2.$3_macOSX_universal/${BRAND_NAME} Installer.app/Contents/Info.plist"
+sudo chmod a+w "${NEW_DIR_PATH}/${LC_BRAND_NAME}_$1.$2.$3_macOSX_universal/${BRAND_NAME} Installer.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/InfoPlist.strings"
 sudo iconv -f UTF-16 -t UTF-8 "${NEW_DIR_PATH}/${LC_BRAND_NAME}_$1.$2.$3_macOSX_universal/${BRAND_NAME} Installer.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/InfoPlist.strings" > "${PR_PATH}/tempUTF84"
 sudo sed -i "" s/BOINC/"${MANAGER_NAME}"/g "${PR_PATH}/tempUTF84"
 sudo iconv -f UTF-8 -t UTF-16 "${PR_PATH}/tempUTF84" > "${NEW_DIR_PATH}/${LC_BRAND_NAME}_$1.$2.$3_macOSX_universal/${BRAND_NAME} Installer.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/InfoPlist.strings"
diff --git a/mac_installer/make_ProgThruProc.sh b/mac_installer/make_ProgThruProc.sh
index 4f053b0d7a..d2090492ec 100644
--- a/mac_installer/make_ProgThruProc.sh
+++ b/mac_installer/make_ProgThruProc.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 ##
 # Script to convert Macintosh BOINC installer to Progress Thru Processors Desktop installer
-# updated 6/27/09 by Charlie Fenton
+# updated 7/8/09 by Charlie Fenton
 ##
 
 ## Usage:
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ sudo mv -f "${PR_PATH}/Applications/${MANAGER_NAME}.app/Contents/MacOS/BOINCMana
 sudo sed -i "" s/BOINCManager/"${MANAGER_NAME}"/g "${PR_PATH}/Applications/${MANAGER_NAME}.app/Contents/Info.plist"
 sudo sed -i "" s/BOINCMgr.icns/"${ICNS_FILE}"/g "${PR_PATH}/Applications/${MANAGER_NAME}.app/Contents/Info.plist"
 # InfoPlist.strings file uses UTF-16 encoding
-sudo chmod u+w "${PR_PATH}/Applications/${MANAGER_NAME}.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/InfoPlist.strings"
+sudo chmod a+w "${PR_PATH}/Applications/${MANAGER_NAME}.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/InfoPlist.strings"
 sudo iconv -f UTF-16 -t UTF-8 "${PR_PATH}/Applications/${MANAGER_NAME}.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/InfoPlist.strings" > "${PR_PATH}/tempUTF81"
 sudo sed -i "" s/BOINC/"${MANAGER_NAME}"/g "${PR_PATH}/tempUTF81"
 sudo iconv -f UTF-8 -t UTF-16 "${PR_PATH}/tempUTF81" > "${PR_PATH}/Applications/${MANAGER_NAME}.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/InfoPlist.strings"
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ sudo mv -f "${PR_PATH}/Library/Screen Savers/${BRAND_NAME}.saver/Contents/MacOS/
 # Update screensaver coordinator's info.plist, InfoPlist.strings files
 sudo sed -i "" s/BOINCSaver/"${BRAND_NAME}"/g "${PR_PATH}/Library/Screen Savers/${BRAND_NAME}.saver/Contents/Info.plist"
 # InfoPlist.strings file uses UTF-16 encoding
-sudo chmod u+w "${PR_PATH}/Library/Screen Savers/${BRAND_NAME}.saver/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/InfoPlist.strings"
+sudo chmod a+w "${PR_PATH}/Library/Screen Savers/${BRAND_NAME}.saver/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/InfoPlist.strings"
 sudo iconv -f UTF-16 -t UTF-8 "${PR_PATH}/Library/Screen Savers/${BRAND_NAME}.saver/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/InfoPlist.strings" > "${PR_PATH}/tempUTF82"
 sudo sed -i "" s/BOINC/"${BRAND_NAME}"/g "${PR_PATH}/tempUTF82"
 sudo iconv -f UTF-8 -t UTF-16 "${PR_PATH}/tempUTF82" > "${PR_PATH}/Library/Screen Savers/${BRAND_NAME}.saver/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/InfoPlist.strings"
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ sudo mv -f "${NEW_DIR_PATH}/${LC_BRAND_NAME}_$1.$2.$3_macOSX_universal/extras/Un
 sudo sed -i "" s/BOINC/"${BRAND_NAME}"/g "${NEW_DIR_PATH}/${LC_BRAND_NAME}_$1.$2.$3_macOSX_universal/extras/Uninstall ${BRAND_NAME}.app/Contents/Info.plist"
 sudo sed -i "" s/MacUninstaller.icns/"${UNINSTALLER_ICNS_FILE}"/g "${NEW_DIR_PATH}/${LC_BRAND_NAME}_$1.$2.$3_macOSX_universal/extras/Uninstall ${BRAND_NAME}.app/Contents/Info.plist"
 # InfoPlist.strings file uses UTF-16 encoding
-sudo chmod u+w "${NEW_DIR_PATH}/${LC_BRAND_NAME}_$1.$2.$3_macOSX_universal/extras/Uninstall ${BRAND_NAME}.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/InfoPlist.strings"
+sudo chmod a+w "${NEW_DIR_PATH}/${LC_BRAND_NAME}_$1.$2.$3_macOSX_universal/extras/Uninstall ${BRAND_NAME}.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/InfoPlist.strings"
 sudo iconv -f UTF-16 -t UTF-8 "${NEW_DIR_PATH}/${LC_BRAND_NAME}_$1.$2.$3_macOSX_universal/extras/Uninstall ${BRAND_NAME}.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/InfoPlist.strings" > "${PR_PATH}/tempUTF83"
 sudo sed -i "" s/BOINC/"${BRAND_NAME}"/g "${PR_PATH}/tempUTF83"
 sudo iconv -f UTF-8 -t UTF-16 "${PR_PATH}/tempUTF83" > "${NEW_DIR_PATH}/${LC_BRAND_NAME}_$1.$2.$3_macOSX_universal/extras/Uninstall ${BRAND_NAME}.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/InfoPlist.strings"
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ sudo rm -dfR "${NEW_DIR_PATH}/${LC_BRAND_NAME}_$1.$2.$3_macOSX_universal/${BRAND
 sudo sed -i "" s/BOINC/"${BRAND_NAME}"/g "${NEW_DIR_PATH}/${LC_BRAND_NAME}_$1.$2.$3_macOSX_universal/${BRAND_NAME} Installer.app/Contents/Info.plist"
 sudo sed -i "" s/MacInstaller.icns/"${INSTALLER_ICNS_FILE}"/g "${NEW_DIR_PATH}/${LC_BRAND_NAME}_$1.$2.$3_macOSX_universal/${BRAND_NAME} Installer.app/Contents/Info.plist"
 # InfoPlist.strings file uses UTF-16 encoding
-sudo chmod u+w "${NEW_DIR_PATH}/${LC_BRAND_NAME}_$1.$2.$3_macOSX_universal/${BRAND_NAME} Installer.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/InfoPlist.strings"
+sudo chmod a+w "${NEW_DIR_PATH}/${LC_BRAND_NAME}_$1.$2.$3_macOSX_universal/${BRAND_NAME} Installer.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/InfoPlist.strings"
 sudo iconv -f UTF-16 -t UTF-8 "${NEW_DIR_PATH}/${LC_BRAND_NAME}_$1.$2.$3_macOSX_universal/${BRAND_NAME} Installer.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/InfoPlist.strings" > "${PR_PATH}/tempUTF84"
 sudo sed -i "" s/BOINC/"${MANAGER_NAME}"/g "${PR_PATH}/tempUTF84"
 sudo iconv -f UTF-8 -t UTF-16 "${PR_PATH}/tempUTF84" > "${NEW_DIR_PATH}/${LC_BRAND_NAME}_$1.$2.$3_macOSX_universal/${BRAND_NAME} Installer.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/InfoPlist.strings"