diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.ui/plugin.properties b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.ui/plugin.properties
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index f511362e8b3..72b9523595a
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.ui/plugin.properties
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.ui/plugin.properties
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ MngOtherProp.name= Error/Binary Parsers
 #The preference pages
 MakeBuildPref.name=Makefile Project
 MngBuildPref.name=Managed Build
-NewCDTWizardPref.name=New CDT Project Wizard
+NewCDTWizardPref.name=New C/C++ Project Wizard
 varsPrefName=Build Variables
 envPrefName=Environment
 propSettingsPrefName=Property Pages Settings
diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/internal/ui/Messages.properties b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/internal/ui/Messages.properties
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index d45a0a1285a..16f394e16af
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/internal/ui/Messages.properties
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/internal/ui/Messages.properties
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ NewCfgDialog_0=Existing configuration
 NewCfgDialog_1=Default configuration
 NewBuildConfigurationDialog_0=Cannot create config
 NewBuildConfigurationDialog_1=>>
-PrefPage_NewCDTWizard_0=Settings will be applied to CDT new project wizard during project creation process
+PrefPage_NewCDTWizard_0=Settings will be applied to new projects created with the C/C++ project creation wizards
 WizardDefaultsTab_0=Show only supported toolchains, by default
 WizardDefaultsTab_1=Group old-style toolchains to <Others> folder
 PreferredToolchainsTab_0=Preferred toolchain will be selected by default in Wizard
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ ProjectConvert_convertersList=Converters List
 AbstractPrefPage_0=\ Preference settings will be applied to new projects \n only when there were no toolchains selected.
 EnvironmentTab_15=Current String List DISPLAY mode. Double-click to change
 EnvironmentTab_23=Current String List WRITE mode. Double-click to change
-PrefPage_PropertyPage_0=These settings will affect behavior of CDT property pages
+PrefPage_PropertyPage_0=These settings will affect behavior of C/C++ property pages
 
 CConfigWizardPage_0=Select Configurations
 CConfigWizardPage_1=Select platforms and configurations you wish to deploy on
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/plugin.properties b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/plugin.properties
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 287ee250127..4a772d83552
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/plugin.properties
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/plugin.properties
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ MachOParser.name=Mach-O Parser (Deprecated)
 MachOParser64.name=Mach-O 64 Parser
 SOMParser.name=HP-UX SOM Parser
 
-CDTGNUCErrorParser.name=CDT GNU C/C++ Error Parser
+CDTGNUCErrorParser.name=GNU gcc/g++ Error Parser
 CDTGNUCErrorParser.regex.ReportedOnlyOnce=(.*?):(\\d+):(\\d+:)? .*\\(Each undeclared identifier is reported only once.*
 CDTGNUCErrorParser.regex.ForEachFunctionItAppearsIn=(.*?):(\\d+):(\\d+:)? .*for each function it appears in.\\).*
 CDTGNUCErrorParser.regex.ReportedOnlyOncePerInputFile=(.*?):(\\d+):(\\d+:)? .*this will be reported only once per input file.*
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ CDTGNUCErrorParser.regex.WarningConflictingTypesFor=(.*?):(\\d+):(\\d+:)? [Ww]ar
 CDTGNUCErrorParser.regex.GenericWarning=(.*?):(\\d+):(\\d+:)?\\s*(([Ww]arning)|(WARNING)): (.*)
 CDTGNUCErrorParser.regex.OtherError=(.*?):(\\d+):(\\d+:)? (.*)
 
-CDTGNULinkerErrorParser.name=CDT GNU Linker Error Parser
+CDTGNULinkerErrorParser.name=GNU Linker Error Parser
 CDTGNULinkerErrorParser.regex.InFunction=(.*?):?(\\(\\.\\w+\\+.*\\))?:\\s*(In function [`'"](.*)['"]:)
 CDTGNULinkerErrorParser.regex.WarningDangerousFunction=(.*?):(\\d+):(\\d+:)? ([Ww]arning:)?\\s*(the use of [`'"](.*)['"] is dangerous, better use [`'"](.*)['"].*)
 CDTGNULinkerErrorParser.regex.TextWarning=(.*?):?\\(\\.\\w+\\+.*\\): [Ww]arning:? (.*)
@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ CDTGNULinkerErrorParser.regex.TextError=(.*?):?\\(\\.\\w+\\+.*\\): (.*)
 CDTGNULinkerErrorParser.regex.ldWarning=(.*[/\\\\])?ld(\\.exe)?: [Ww]arning:? (.*)
 CDTGNULinkerErrorParser.regex.ldError=(.*[/\\\\])?ld(\\.exe)?: (.*)
 
-CDTGNUAssemblerErrorParser.name=CDT GNU Assembler Error Parser
-CDTWorkingDirLocator.name=CDT pushd/popd CWD Locator
-CDTGNUMakeErrorParser.name=CDT GNU Make Error Parser 7.0
-CDTGNUMakeErrorParser.name.deprecated=CDT GNU Make Error Parser 6.0 (Deprecated)
-CDTVisualCErrorParser.name=CDT Visual C Error Parser
+CDTGNUAssemblerErrorParser.name=GNU Assembler Error Parser
+CDTWorkingDirLocator.name=pushd/popd CWD Locator
+CDTGNUMakeErrorParser.name=GNU gmake Error Parser 7.0
+CDTGNUMakeErrorParser.name.deprecated=GNU gmake Error Parser 6.0 (Deprecated)
+CDTVisualCErrorParser.name=Microsoft Visual C Error Parser
 
 PathEntryContainerInitializer=Path Entry Container Initializer
 
diff --git a/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.errorparsers.xlc/plugin.properties b/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.errorparsers.xlc/plugin.properties
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index cef2c77ad87..47dc4f6d10b
--- a/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.errorparsers.xlc/plugin.properties
+++ b/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.errorparsers.xlc/plugin.properties
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 pluginName=xlC Error Parser Test Plugin
 providerName=Eclipse CDT
 
-CDTXLCErrorParser.name=CDT xlC Error Parser
+CDTXLCErrorParser.name=xlC Error Parser
 
 # Translators:  do not translate patterns below. We currently do not support NL versions of the XL C/C++ compilers.
 # Following are patterns of xlC compiler messages. While translating the patterns should be replaced