diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepTabRibbon.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepTabRibbon.cs
index 4f96a1c4..2b33b37a 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepTabRibbon.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepTabRibbon.cs
@@ -1027,7 +1027,10 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 				// launch equation editor
 				string EqnEdt = GetEqnEdt();
 				if (EqnEdt == null)
-					MessageBox.Show("Equation Editor is not correctly configured in the registry.", "Warning", MessageBoxButtons.OK);
+				{
+					_MyLog.WarnFormat("Equation Editor is not correctly configured in the registry.");
+					MessageBox.Show("The Equation Editor needs to be started.", "Reminder", MessageBoxButtons.OK);
+				}
 				else
 					Process.Start(EqnEdt);
 				_MyEditItem.AddChild((E_FromType)fromtype, contenttype);
@@ -1051,6 +1054,17 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 			}
 			catch (Exception ex)
 			{
+				string folderPath = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ProgramFiles);
+				folderPath += @"\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE";
+				System.IO.FileInfo fi = new System.IO.FileInfo(folderPath);
+				if (fi.Exists) return fi.FullName;
+				folderPath = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ProgramFiles).Replace(" (x86)", "");
+				folderPath += @"\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE";
+				fi = new System.IO.FileInfo(folderPath);
+				if (fi.Exists) return fi.FullName;
+				folderPath = @"C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE";
+				fi = new System.IO.FileInfo(folderPath);
+				if (fi.Exists) return fi.FullName;
 				return null;
 			}
 			return retval;