diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/newui/PluginResources.properties b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/newui/PluginResources.properties
index 48faccac54a..07ba751561c 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/newui/PluginResources.properties
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/newui/PluginResources.properties
@@ -542,6 +542,8 @@ StdProjectTypeHandler.2=Default
 StdProjectTypeHandler.3=creation Make project: IBuilder is null
 
 CDTConfigWizardPage.0=Select configurations
+CDTCommonProjectWizard.0=Old project will be overridden
+CDTCommonProjectWizard.1=Existing project settings will be overridden.\nImport feature can be used instead to preserve old settings.\nOK to override ?
 NewModelProjectWizard.0=CDT project
 NewModelProjectWizard.1=Create CDT project of selected type
 NewModelProjectWizard.2=C++ project
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/wizards/CDTCommonProjectWizard.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/wizards/CDTCommonProjectWizard.java
index 81805b7dbb6..b1b7cc1eadd 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/wizards/CDTCommonProjectWizard.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/wizards/CDTCommonProjectWizard.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 package org.eclipse.cdt.ui.wizards;
 
 
+import java.io.File;
 import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IExecutableExtension;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.NullProgressMonitor;
+import org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.MessageDialog;
 import org.eclipse.jface.operation.IRunnableWithProgress;
 import org.eclipse.ui.actions.WorkspaceModifyDelegatingOperation;
 import org.eclipse.ui.wizards.newresource.BasicNewProjectResourceWizard;
@@ -113,6 +115,22 @@ implements IExecutableExtension, IWizardWithMemory
 		if (newProject != null && isChanged()) 
 			clearProject(); 
 		if (newProject == null)	{
+            existingPath = false;
+			IPath p = fMainPage.getProjectLocation();
+		  	if (p == null) p = ResourcesPlugin.getWorkspace().getRoot().getLocation();
+		    p = p.append(fMainPage.getProjectName());
+        	File f = p.toFile();
+        	if (f.exists() && f.isDirectory()) {
+                if (p.append(".project").toFile().exists()) { //$NON-NLS-1$
+                	if (!
+                		MessageDialog.openConfirm(getShell(), 
+        				UIMessages.getString("CDTCommonProjectWizard.0"),  //$NON-NLS-1$
+						UIMessages.getString("CDTCommonProjectWizard.1")) //$NON-NLS-1$
+						)
+                		return null;
+                }
+                existingPath = true;
+        	} 
 			savedHandler = fMainPage.h_selected;
 			savedHandler.saveState();
 			lastProjectName = fMainPage.getProjectName();
@@ -212,7 +230,6 @@ implements IExecutableExtension, IWizardWithMemory
 	 */	
 	public IProject createIProject(final String name, final IPath location) throws CoreException{
 		if (newProject != null)	return newProject;
-		existingPath = (location != null && location.toFile().exists());
 		
 		IWorkspace workspace = ResourcesPlugin.getWorkspace();
 		IWorkspaceRoot root = workspace.getRoot();
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/wizards/CDTMainWizardPage.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/wizards/CDTMainWizardPage.java
index 8bb15ee5b7a..7bc7503a674 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/wizards/CDTMainWizardPage.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/wizards/CDTMainWizardPage.java
@@ -336,9 +336,9 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.internal.ui.CPluginImages;
 	        		if (w.getLastProjectName() != null && w.getLastProjectName().equals(getProjectName()))
 	        			bad = false;
 	        	}
-	        	if (bad) {
+	        	if (bad) { // Sic !! Show message but allow creation.
 	        		setErrorMessage(UIMessages.getString("CMainWizardPage.10")); //$NON-NLS-1$
-	        	    return false;
+	        	    return true;
 	        	}
 	        }
 
@@ -347,11 +347,13 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.internal.ui.CPluginImages;
 	        	if (p == null) p = ResourcesPlugin.getWorkspace().getRoot().getLocation();
 	        	File f = p.append(getProjectName()).toFile();
 	        	if (f.exists()) {
-	        		if (f.isDirectory())
-	        			setErrorMessage(UIMessages.getString("CMainWizardPage.6")); //$NON-NLS-1$
-	        		else
+	        		if (f.isDirectory()) {
 	        			setErrorMessage(UIMessages.getString("CMainWizardPage.7")); //$NON-NLS-1$
-	        		return false;
+		        		return true; // Sic !! Show message but allow creation.
+	        		} else {
+	        			setErrorMessage(UIMessages.getString("CMainWizardPage.6")); //$NON-NLS-1$
+		        		return false;
+	        		}
 	        	}
 	        }