diff --git a/core/includes/install.core.inc b/core/includes/install.core.inc
index 3968682..c80580d 100644
--- a/core/includes/install.core.inc
+++ b/core/includes/install.core.inc
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ function install_verify_requirements(&$install_state) {
     if ($install_state['interactive']) {
       drupal_set_title(st('Requirements problem'));
       $status_report = theme('status_report', array('requirements' => $requirements));
-      $status_report .= st('Check the messages and <a href="!url">try again</a>.', array('!url' => check_url(drupal_requirements_url($severity))));
+      $status_report .= st('Please fix the problems listed above and <a href="!url">proceed with the installation</a>.', array('!url' => request_uri(), '@drupal' => drupal_install_profile_name()));
       return $status_report;
     }
     else {
@@ -1762,9 +1762,9 @@ function install_check_requirements($install_state) {
     if (!drupal_verify_install_file($default_settings_file, FILE_EXIST|FILE_READABLE)) {
       $requirements['default settings file exists'] = array(
         'title'       => st('Default settings file'),
-        'value'       => st('The default settings file does not exist.'),
+        'value'       => st('The file settings.php does not exist.'),
         'severity'    => REQUIREMENT_ERROR,
-        'description' => st('The @drupal installer requires that the %default-file file not be modified in any way from the original download.', array('@drupal' => drupal_install_profile_distribution_name(), '%default-file' => $default_settings_file)),
+        'description' => st('You must create a settings file before proceeding with the installation of @drupal. Copy the template settings file %default_file to %file. Additional information is available in the file INSTALL.txt.', array('@drupal' => drupal_install_profile_name(), '%file' => $file, '%default_file' => $conf_path . '/default.settings.php')),
       );
     }
     // Otherwise, if settings.php does not exist yet, we can try to copy
diff --git a/core/modules/system/system.install b/core/modules/system/system.install
index 1f191ac..50ffd91 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/system.install
+++ b/core/modules/system/system.install
@@ -375,6 +375,7 @@ function system_requirements($phase) {
         // For the installer UI, we need different wording. 'value' will
         // be treated as version, so provide none there.
         $description = $error . $t('An automated attempt to create this directory failed, possibly due to a permissions problem. To proceed with the installation, either create the directory and modify its permissions manually or ensure that the installer has the permissions to create it automatically. For more information, see INSTALL.txt or the <a href="@handbook_url">online handbook</a>.', array('@handbook_url' => 'http://drupal.org/server-permissions'));
+        $description = $error . $t('An automated attempt to create this directory failed, possibly due to a permissions problem. To proceed with the installation, either create the directory and modify its permissions manually, or ensure that the installer has the permissions to create it automatically. Additional information is available in the file INSTALL.txt and in the <a href="@handbook_url">online handbook page relating to Server permissions issues</a>.', array('@handbook_url' => 'http://drupal.org/server-permissions'));
         $requirements['file system']['value'] = '';
       }
       if (!empty($description)) {