diff --git a/developer/src/kmconvert/Keyman.Developer.System.ImportWindowsKeyboard.pas b/developer/src/kmconvert/Keyman.Developer.System.ImportWindowsKeyboard.pas
index f5384903d9..3643f8c70c 100644
--- a/developer/src/kmconvert/Keyman.Developer.System.ImportWindowsKeyboard.pas
+++ b/developer/src/kmconvert/Keyman.Developer.System.ImportWindowsKeyboard.pas
@@ -251,6 +251,8 @@ begin
     except
       on E:EKeyboardProjectTemplate do
         Exit(Fail('Unable to generate template: '+E.Message));
+      on E:EFOpenError do
+        Exit(Fail('Unable to create project; template files may be missing: '+E.Message));
     end;
 
     FProjectFilename := FTemplate.ProjectFilename;
diff --git a/developer/src/kmconvert/Keyman.Developer.System.KeyboardProjectTemplate.pas b/developer/src/kmconvert/Keyman.Developer.System.KeyboardProjectTemplate.pas
index dc274d082d..b1f5a3e406 100644
--- a/developer/src/kmconvert/Keyman.Developer.System.KeyboardProjectTemplate.pas
+++ b/developer/src/kmconvert/Keyman.Developer.System.KeyboardProjectTemplate.pas
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ end;
 procedure TKeyboardProjectTemplate.Generate;
 begin
   if not ForceDirectories(BasePath + ID + '\' + SFolder_Source) then
-    raise EKeyboardProjectTemplate.Create('Could not create destination path '+BasePath+ID);
+    raise EKeyboardProjectTemplate.Create('Could not create destination path '''+BasePath+ID+'''. '+
+     'Please check the path and try again. The error was: '+SysErrorMessage(GetLastError));
 
   WriteDocumentation;
 
diff --git a/developer/src/kmconvert/Keyman.Developer.System.KeymanConvertMain.pas b/developer/src/kmconvert/Keyman.Developer.System.KeymanConvertMain.pas
index f65bfb0683..b6eae962d2 100644
--- a/developer/src/kmconvert/Keyman.Developer.System.KeymanConvertMain.pas
+++ b/developer/src/kmconvert/Keyman.Developer.System.KeymanConvertMain.pas
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ procedure Run;
 implementation
 
 uses
+  System.Classes,
   System.SysUtils,
   Winapi.ActiveX,
 
@@ -100,7 +101,12 @@ begin
     except
       on E:EKeyboardProjectTemplate do
       begin
-        writeln(E.Message);
+        writeln('ERROR: Unable to create project: '+E.Message);
+        Exit(False);
+      end;
+      on E:EFOpenError do
+      begin
+        writeln('ERROR: Unable to create project; template files may be missing: '+E.Message);
         Exit(False);
       end;
     end;
@@ -138,7 +144,12 @@ begin
     except
       on E:ELDMLKeyboardProjectTemplate do
       begin
-        writeln(E.Message);
+        writeln('ERROR: Unable to create project: '+E.Message);
+        Exit(False);
+      end;
+      on E:EFOpenError do
+      begin
+        writeln('ERROR: Unable to create project; template files may be missing: '+E.Message);
         Exit(False);
       end;
     end;
@@ -176,7 +187,12 @@ begin
     except
       on E:EModelProjectTemplate do
       begin
-        writeln(E.Message);
+        writeln('ERROR: Unable to create project: '+E.Message);
+        Exit(False);
+      end;
+      on E:EFOpenError do
+      begin
+        writeln('ERROR: Unable to create project; template files may be missing: '+E.Message);
         Exit(False);
       end;
     end;
diff --git a/developer/src/kmconvert/Keyman.Developer.System.LdmlKeyboardProjectTemplate.pas b/developer/src/kmconvert/Keyman.Developer.System.LdmlKeyboardProjectTemplate.pas
index 6f5bfc7041..4b396dbc8e 100644
--- a/developer/src/kmconvert/Keyman.Developer.System.LdmlKeyboardProjectTemplate.pas
+++ b/developer/src/kmconvert/Keyman.Developer.System.LdmlKeyboardProjectTemplate.pas
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ end;
 procedure TLDMLKeyboardProjectTemplate.Generate;
 begin
   if not ForceDirectories(BasePath + ID + '\' + SFolder_Source) then
-    raise ELDMLKeyboardProjectTemplate.Create('Could not create destination path '+BasePath+ID);
+    raise ELDMLKeyboardProjectTemplate.Create('Could not create destination path '''+BasePath+ID+'''. '+
+      'Please check the path and try again. The error was: '+SysErrorMessage(GetLastError));
 
   WriteDocumentation;
 
diff --git a/developer/src/kmconvert/Keyman.Developer.System.ModelProjectTemplate.pas b/developer/src/kmconvert/Keyman.Developer.System.ModelProjectTemplate.pas
index 42ac45d082..cceee29475 100644
--- a/developer/src/kmconvert/Keyman.Developer.System.ModelProjectTemplate.pas
+++ b/developer/src/kmconvert/Keyman.Developer.System.ModelProjectTemplate.pas
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ end;
 procedure TModelProjectTemplate.Generate;
 begin
   if not ForceDirectories(BasePath + ID + '\' + SFolder_Source) then
-    raise EModelProjectTemplate.Create('Could not create destination path '+BasePath+ID);
+    raise EModelProjectTemplate.Create('Could not create destination path '''+BasePath+ID+'''. '+
+      'Please check the path and try again. The error was: '+SysErrorMessage(GetLastError));
 
   WriteDocumentation;
 
diff --git a/developer/src/tike/project/Keyman.Developer.UI.Project.UfrmNewLDMLKeyboardProjectParameters.pas b/developer/src/tike/project/Keyman.Developer.UI.Project.UfrmNewLDMLKeyboardProjectParameters.pas
index 3868b6281b..d51ecc695b 100644
--- a/developer/src/tike/project/Keyman.Developer.UI.Project.UfrmNewLDMLKeyboardProjectParameters.pas
+++ b/developer/src/tike/project/Keyman.Developer.UI.Project.UfrmNewLDMLKeyboardProjectParameters.pas
@@ -154,11 +154,16 @@ begin
       try
         pt.Generate;
       except
-        on E:EFOpenError do
+        on E:ELDMLKeyboardProjectTemplate do
         begin
           ShowMessage('Unable to create project: '+E.Message);
           Exit(False);
         end;
+        on E:EFOpenError do
+        begin
+          ShowMessage('Unable to create project; template files may be missing: '+E.Message);
+          Exit(False);
+        end;
       end;
 
       frmKeymanDeveloper.OpenProject(pt.ProjectFilename);
diff --git a/developer/src/tike/project/Keyman.Developer.UI.Project.UfrmNewModelProjectParameters.pas b/developer/src/tike/project/Keyman.Developer.UI.Project.UfrmNewModelProjectParameters.pas
index 6f94062480..7640d253fa 100644
--- a/developer/src/tike/project/Keyman.Developer.UI.Project.UfrmNewModelProjectParameters.pas
+++ b/developer/src/tike/project/Keyman.Developer.UI.Project.UfrmNewModelProjectParameters.pas
@@ -166,11 +166,16 @@ begin
       try
         pt.Generate;
       except
-        on E:EFOpenError do
+        on E:EModelProjectTemplate do
         begin
           ShowMessage('Unable to create project: '+E.Message);
           Exit(False);
         end;
+        on E:EFOpenError do
+        begin
+          ShowMessage('Unable to create project; template files may be missing: '+E.Message);
+          Exit(False);
+        end;
       end;
 
       frmKeymanDeveloper.OpenProject(pt.ProjectFilename);
diff --git a/developer/src/tike/project/Keyman.Developer.UI.Project.UfrmNewProjectParameters.pas b/developer/src/tike/project/Keyman.Developer.UI.Project.UfrmNewProjectParameters.pas
index bac2ffd9a9..d13dfebbaa 100644
--- a/developer/src/tike/project/Keyman.Developer.UI.Project.UfrmNewProjectParameters.pas
+++ b/developer/src/tike/project/Keyman.Developer.UI.Project.UfrmNewProjectParameters.pas
@@ -167,11 +167,16 @@ begin
       try
         pt.Generate;
       except
-        on E:EFOpenError do
+        on E:EKeyboardProjectTemplate do
         begin
           ShowMessage('Unable to create project: '+E.Message);
           Exit(False);
         end;
+        on E:EFOpenError do
+        begin
+          ShowMessage('Unable to create project; template files may be missing: '+E.Message);
+          Exit(False);
+        end;
       end;
 
       frmKeymanDeveloper.OpenProject(pt.ProjectFilename);