diff --git a/migratekde3 b/migratekde3
index 40be69193..17416c746 100644
--- a/migratekde3
+++ b/migratekde3
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ if [ -x $BIN_DIR/tde-config ]; then
   export TDEDIR=${BIN_DIR%/bin}
   echo "Trinity Desktop Environment base directory is $TDEDIR" 1>&2
 else
-  echo "Unable to determine TDE base directory."
+  echo "Unable to determine the TDE bin directory, where this script should be installed."
   echo "This script should be installed in the same directory."
   echo "Exiting."
   exit 1
diff --git a/r14-xdg-update b/r14-xdg-update
index 6f80a8b55..c17fb092f 100644
--- a/r14-xdg-update
+++ b/r14-xdg-update
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 #       The nominal validation checks in this script provide some notice
 #       but no direct remedy.
 
+# TODO: How to update profile directories not named $HOME/.trinity and $TDEHOME
+#       is not yet declared when running this script.
+
 Wait_For_Response () {
 unset response
 # -r Backslash does not act as an escape character.
@@ -123,7 +126,7 @@ BIN_DIR="`dirname \`readlink -f $0\``"
 if [ -x $BIN_DIR/tde-config ]; then
   TDEDIR=${BIN_DIR%/bin}
 else
-  MESSAGE="Unable to determine the TDE bin directory, where this script should be located."
+  MESSAGE="Unable to determine the TDE bin directory, where this script should be installed."
   # Are we in X? Display an X dialog explaining breakage.
   if [ "$USER_DIR" = "$HOME" ] && [ "$DISPLAY" != "" ]; then
     printf "%b" "$MESSAGE" | xmessage -center -file - -buttons Continue,Quit > /dev/null 2>/dev/null
diff --git a/starttde b/starttde
index 3933f8a21..b5589568a 100644
--- a/starttde
+++ b/starttde
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ if [ -x $BIN_DIR/tde-config ]; then
   export TDEDIR=${BIN_DIR%/bin}
   echo "[starttde] TDE base directory is $TDEDIR" 1>&2
 else
-  echo "[starttde] Unable to determine TDE base directory."
+  echo "[starttde] Unable to determine the TDE bin directory, where this script should be installed."
   echo "[starttde] This script should be installed in the same directory."
   echo "[starttde] Exiting."
   exit 1