Update README.md: Add manual installation instructions for troubleshooting launcher issues

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Kristofer Söderström
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> **Note:** The first run with a given model will download it (~75 MB for base, ~500 MB for medium). After that, everything works offline.
### Manual installation (if the launchers don't work)
If `run_Windows.bat` or `run_Mac.sh` fails (e.g. Python isn't on PATH, or permissions issues), open a terminal in the project folder and run these steps manually:
```
python -m venv .venv
```
Activate the virtual environment:
- **Windows:** `.venv\Scripts\activate`
- **Mac / Linux:** `source .venv/bin/activate`
Then install and run:
```
python install.py
python app.py
```
## GPU Support
This program **does support running on NVIDIA GPUs**, which can significantly speed up transcription times. faster-whisper uses CTranslate2, which requires NVIDIA CUDA libraries for GPU acceleration.