diff --git a/addons/base_setup/base_setup_installer.xml b/addons/base_setup/base_setup_installer.xml
index ff11696bbb4..22408ddc966 100644
--- a/addons/base_setup/base_setup_installer.xml
+++ b/addons/base_setup/base_setup_installer.xml
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
             </xpath>
             <xpath expr="//label[@string='description']"
                position="attributes">
-              <attribute name="string">Specify default values. These data are just default values, each user is free to change his own preferences.</attribute>
+              <attribute name="string">Specify default values.This will set the default values for each new user, each user is free to change his own preferences.</attribute>
             </xpath>
             <xpath expr='//separator[@string="vsep"]' position='attributes'>
                   <attribute name='string'></attribute>
diff --git a/addons/base_setup/installer.py b/addons/base_setup/installer.py
index 0309318aea0..b03418bd114 100644
--- a/addons/base_setup/installer.py
+++ b/addons/base_setup/installer.py
@@ -221,8 +221,8 @@ class user_preferences_config(osv.osv_memory):
                  "translations are available"),
         'view': fields.selection([('simple','Simplified'),
                                   ('extended','Extended')],
-                                 'Interface', required=True ),
-        'menu_tips': fields.boolean('Menu Tips', help="Check out this box if you want to always display tips on each menu action"),
+                                 'Interface', required=True, help= "If you use OpenERP for the first time we strongly advise you to select the simplified interface, which has less features but is easier. You can always switch later from the user preferences." ),
+        'menu_tips': fields.boolean('Display Tips', help="Check out this box if you want to always display tips on each menu action"),
                                  
     }
     _defaults={