diff --git a/xen-create-image b/xen-create-image
index 2155d25..8b69fe4 100755
--- a/xen-create-image
+++ b/xen-create-image
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ Show the version number and exit.
  --
  http://www.steve.org.uk/
 
- $Id: xen-create-image,v 1.73 2005-12-26 15:26:30 steve Exp $
+ $Id: xen-create-image,v 1.74 2005-12-26 15:27:59 steve Exp $
 
 =cut
 
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@ sub parseCommandLineArguments
 
     if ( $VERSION )
     {
-	my $REVISION      = '$Id: xen-create-image,v 1.73 2005-12-26 15:26:30 steve Exp $';
+	my $REVISION      = '$Id: xen-create-image,v 1.74 2005-12-26 15:27:59 steve Exp $';
 	$VERSION = join (' ', (split (' ', $REVISION))[2]);
 	$VERSION =~ s/,v\b//;
 	$VERSION =~ s/(\S+)$/$1/;
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ EOF
     #
     my $binpath = $FILESYSTEM_BINARY{lc( $CONFIG{'fs'} ) };
     if ( ! -x $binpath ) {
-  	  print "Unable to find required executable ". $binpath. ".\n";
+  	  print "$binpath : required to create a $CONFIG{'fs'} filesystem is missing.\nAborting\n";
 	  exit;
     }