diff --git a/PROMS/LBWordLibrary/LBObjectExtension.cs b/PROMS/LBWordLibrary/LBObjectExtension.cs
index c8ce76ff..4596b445 100644
--- a/PROMS/LBWordLibrary/LBObjectExtension.cs
+++ b/PROMS/LBWordLibrary/LBObjectExtension.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ namespace LBWordLibrary
 {
 	public partial class LBApplicationClass : LBComObject
 	{
+		private static readonly log4net.ILog _MyLog = log4net.LogManager.GetLogger(System.Reflection.MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
 		/// <summary>
 		/// This gives the option of specifying Background = false to print in the foreground.
 		/// </summary>
@@ -41,13 +42,22 @@ namespace LBWordLibrary
 				// This key only worked for Vista
 				//RegistryKey key = Registry.ClassesRoot.OpenSubKey(@"Installer\Components\12B306B24E250DD428FC7016B6FB4BD8");
 				// This key works for Windows Vista and Windows 7
-				RegistryKey key = Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey(@"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Components\0E5C161912A2A6C4C93C76678926C56C");
-				if (key != null)
+				try
 				{
-					key.Close();
-					return true;
+					RegistryKey key = Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey(@"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Components\0E5C161912A2A6C4C93C76678926C56C");
+					if (key != null)
+					{
+						key.Close();
+						return true;
+					}
+					_MyLog.WarnFormat("MSWord2007 PDF Export Registry Key Missing");
+					return false;
+				}
+				catch (Exception ex)
+				{
+					_MyLog.WarnFormat("MSWord2007 PDF Export Registry Key Failure {0} - {1}", ex.GetType().Name, ex.Message);
+					return false;
 				}
-				return false;
 			}
 		}
 		private bool CanCreatePDFFile(string pdfFileName)
@@ -113,12 +123,15 @@ namespace LBWordLibrary
 		public string CreatePDF(string pdfFileName)
 		{
 			pdfFileName = AvailableFileName(pdfFileName);
-			if (Convert.ToSingle(Version) > 12.0F)
+			if (((int)Convert.ToSingle(Version)) > 12)
 				return CreatePDF2007(pdfFileName);
-			if (Convert.ToSingle(Version) == 12.0F && WordPDFExporterInstalled)
+			if (((int)Convert.ToSingle(Version)) == 12 && WordPDFExporterInstalled)
 				return CreatePDF2007(pdfFileName);
 			else if (VolianPDFInstalled)
+			{
+				_MyLog.WarnFormat("Using VolianPDFWriter - MSWord Version = '{0}'", Version);
 				return CreatePDF2003BG(pdfFileName);
+			}
 			else
 				throw new Exception("No PDF Writer support installed for MS Word sections");
 		}