diff --git a/kbabel/catalogmanager/catalogmanager.cpp b/kbabel/catalogmanager/catalogmanager.cpp
index fa2f40c4..030abd43 100644
--- a/kbabel/catalogmanager/catalogmanager.cpp
+++ b/kbabel/catalogmanager/catalogmanager.cpp
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ void CatalogManager::openFile(TQString filename, TQString package)
 
         if( !client->send("kbabel","KBabelIFace", callfunc, data) )
             KMessageBox::error(this, i18n("Cannot send a message to KBabel.\n"
-                                          "Please check your installation of KDE."));
+                                          "Please check your TDE installation."));
     }
 }
 
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ void CatalogManager::openFile(TQString filename, TQString package, int msgid)
 
         if( !client->send("kbabel","KBabelIFace", callfunc, data) )
             KMessageBox::error(this, i18n("Cannot send a message to KBabel.\n"
-                                          "Please check your installation of KDE."));
+                                          "Please check your TDE installation."));
     }
 }
 
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ void CatalogManager::openFileInNewWindow(TQString filename, TQString package)
 
         if( !client->send("kbabel","KBabelIFace", callfunc, data) )
             KMessageBox::error(this, i18n("Cannot send a message to KBabel.\n"
-                                          "Please check your installation of KDE."));
+                                          "Please check your TDE installation."));
     }
 }
 
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ void CatalogManager::openTemplate(TQString openFilename,TQString saveFilename,TQ
 
         if( !client->send("kbabel","KBabelIFace", callfunc, data) )
             KMessageBox::error(this, i18n("Cannot send a message to KBabel.\n"
-                                          "Please check your installation of KDE."));
+                                          "Please check your TDE installation."));
     }
 }
 
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ void CatalogManager::openTemplateInNewWindow(TQString openFilename,TQString save
 
         if( !client->send("kbabel","KBabelIFace", callfunc, data) )
             KMessageBox::error(this, i18n("Cannot send a message to KBabel.\n"
-                                          "Please check your installation of KDE."));
+                                          "Please check your TDE installation."));
     }
 }
 
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ void CatalogManager::spellcheck()
 
         if( !client->send("kbabel","KBabelIFace", "spellcheck(TQStringList)", data) )
             KMessageBox::error(this, i18n("Cannot send a message to KBabel.\n"
-                                          "Please check your installation of KDE."));
+                                          "Please check your TDE installation."));
     }
 }
 
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ void CatalogManager::markedSpellcheck()
 
         if( !client->send("kbabel","KBabelIFace", "spellcheck(TQStringList)", data) )
             KMessageBox::error(this, i18n("Cannot send a message to KBabel.\n"
-                                          "Please check your installation of KDE."));
+                                          "Please check your TDE installation."));
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/kbabel/commonui/context.cpp b/kbabel/commonui/context.cpp
index cb54e884..b8d79830 100644
--- a/kbabel/commonui/context.cpp
+++ b/kbabel/commonui/context.cpp
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ bool SourceContext::loadPart()
     if( offers.count() < 1 )
     {
 	KMessageBox::error(this,i18n("KBabel cannot start a text editor component.\n"
-	"Please check your KDE installation."));
+	"Please check your TDE installation."));
 	_part=0;
 	_view=0;
 	return false;
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ bool SourceContext::loadPart()
     if( !factory )
     {
 	KMessageBox::error(this,i18n("KBabel cannot start a text editor component.\n"
-	"Please check your KDE installation."));
+	"Please check your TDE installation."));
 	_part=0;
 	_view=0;
 	return false;
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ bool SourceContext::loadPart()
     if( !_part )
     {
 	KMessageBox::error(this,i18n("KBabel cannot start a text editor component.\n"
-	"Please check your KDE installation."));
+	"Please check your TDE installation."));
 	_part=0;
 	_view=0;
 	return false;
diff --git a/kbabel/kbabel/kbabelview.cpp b/kbabel/kbabel/kbabelview.cpp
index 4dc5a126..6ad9dc42 100644
--- a/kbabel/kbabel/kbabelview.cpp
+++ b/kbabel/kbabel/kbabelview.cpp
@@ -3947,7 +3947,7 @@ void KBabelView::spellcheck()
 		if( spell.kspell->status() == KSpell::Error )
 		{
 		    KMessageBox::error( this, i18n("KBabel cannot start spell checker. "
-			"Please verify your KDE installation.") );
+			"Please check your TDE installation.") );
 		    return;
 		}