diff --git a/sdk/jme3-core/src/com/jme3/gde/core/scene/SceneApplication.java b/sdk/jme3-core/src/com/jme3/gde/core/scene/SceneApplication.java
index 22b709224..544db0f8a 100644
--- a/sdk/jme3-core/src/com/jme3/gde/core/scene/SceneApplication.java
+++ b/sdk/jme3-core/src/com/jme3/gde/core/scene/SceneApplication.java
@@ -153,17 +153,17 @@ public class SceneApplication extends Application implements LookupProvider {
             nodeSync = new NodeSyncAppState();
             stateManager.attach(nodeSync);
             progressHandle.progress("initialize Base Application", 1);
+            if (!useCanvas) {
+                start();
+            }
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            getProgressHandle().finish();
             SceneViewerTopComponent.showOpenGLError(e.toString());
             Exceptions.printStackTrace(e);
         } catch (Error e) {
-            getProgressHandle().finish();
             SceneViewerTopComponent.showOpenGLError(e.toString());
             Exceptions.printStackTrace(e);
-        }
-        if (!useCanvas) {
-            start();
+        } finally {
+            getProgressHandle().finish();
         }
     }
 
@@ -261,13 +261,13 @@ public class SceneApplication extends Application implements LookupProvider {
             inputManager.addMapping("MouseButtonRight", new MouseButtonTrigger(1));
             started = true;
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            getProgressHandle().finish();
             Exceptions.printStackTrace(e);
             SceneViewerTopComponent.showOpenGLError(e.toString());
         } catch (Error e) {
-            getProgressHandle().finish();
             Exceptions.printStackTrace(e);
             SceneViewerTopComponent.showOpenGLError(e.toString());
+        } finally {
+            getProgressHandle().finish();
         }
     }
 
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ public class SceneApplication extends Application implements LookupProvider {
 
     @Override
     public void update() {
-        if(!started) {
+        if (!started) {
             return;
         }
         try {
diff --git a/sdk/jme3-core/src/com/jme3/gde/core/sceneviewer/SceneViewerTopComponent.java b/sdk/jme3-core/src/com/jme3/gde/core/sceneviewer/SceneViewerTopComponent.java
index b020fc3b1..a77d12922 100644
--- a/sdk/jme3-core/src/com/jme3/gde/core/sceneviewer/SceneViewerTopComponent.java
+++ b/sdk/jme3-core/src/com/jme3/gde/core/sceneviewer/SceneViewerTopComponent.java
@@ -35,12 +35,16 @@ import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
 import java.awt.event.KeyListener;
 import java.awt.event.MouseWheelEvent;
 import java.awt.event.MouseWheelListener;
+import java.net.MalformedURLException;
+import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 import org.netbeans.api.settings.ConvertAsProperties;
 import org.openide.DialogDisplayer;
 import org.openide.NotifyDescriptor;
 import org.openide.NotifyDescriptor.Message;
+import org.openide.awt.HtmlBrowser;
 import org.openide.awt.UndoRedo;
 import org.openide.util.Exceptions;
 import org.openide.util.HelpCtx;
@@ -58,6 +62,8 @@ autostore = false)
 public final class SceneViewerTopComponent extends TopComponent {
 
     private static SceneViewerTopComponent instance;
+    private static boolean browserOpened = false;
+//    private AtomicBoolean errorMessageOpen = new AtomicBoolean(false);
     /**
      * path to the icon used by the component and its open action
      */
@@ -100,10 +106,8 @@ public final class SceneViewerTopComponent extends TopComponent {
         //the oGLPanel may naver have the focus.
         //  if ("true".equals(NbPreferences.forModule(Installer.class).get("use_lwjgl_canvas", "false"))) {
         addMouseWheelListener(new MouseWheelListener() {
-
             public void mouseWheelMoved(final MouseWheelEvent e) {
                 SceneApplication.getApplication().enqueue(new Callable<Void>() {
-
                     public Void call() throws Exception {
                         String action = "MouseWheel-";
                         if (e.getWheelRotation() < 0) {
@@ -118,13 +122,11 @@ public final class SceneViewerTopComponent extends TopComponent {
             }
         });
         addKeyListener(new KeyListener() {
-
             public void keyTyped(KeyEvent evt) {
             }
 
             public void keyPressed(final KeyEvent evt) {
                 SceneApplication.getApplication().enqueue(new Callable<Void>() {
-
                     public Void call() throws Exception {
                         int code = AwtKeyInput.convertAwtKey(evt.getKeyCode());
                         KeyInputEvent keyEvent = new KeyInputEvent(code, evt.getKeyChar(), true, false);
@@ -139,7 +141,6 @@ public final class SceneViewerTopComponent extends TopComponent {
 
             public void keyReleased(final KeyEvent evt) {
                 SceneApplication.getApplication().enqueue(new Callable<Void>() {
-
                     public Void call() throws Exception {
                         int code = AwtKeyInput.convertAwtKey(evt.getKeyCode());
                         KeyInputEvent keyEvent = new KeyInputEvent(code, evt.getKeyChar(), false, false);
@@ -156,10 +157,10 @@ public final class SceneViewerTopComponent extends TopComponent {
 
     }
 
-    /** This method is called from within the constructor to
-     * initialize the form.
-     * WARNING: Do NOT modify this code. The content of this method is
-     * always regenerated by the Form Editor.
+    /**
+     * This method is called from within the constructor to initialize the form.
+     * WARNING: Do NOT modify this code. The content of this method is always
+     * regenerated by the Form Editor.
      */
     // <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc="Generated Code">//GEN-BEGIN:initComponents
     private void initComponents() {
@@ -267,9 +268,10 @@ public final class SceneViewerTopComponent extends TopComponent {
     // End of variables declaration//GEN-END:variables
 
     /**
-     * Gets default instance. Do not use directly: reserved for *.settings files only,
-     * i.e. deserialization routines; otherwise you could get a non-deserialized instance.
-     * To obtain the singleton instance, use {@link #findInstance}.
+     * Gets default instance. Do not use directly: reserved for *.settings files
+     * only, i.e. deserialization routines; otherwise you could get a
+     * non-deserialized instance. To obtain the singleton instance, use
+     * {@link #findInstance}.
      */
     public static synchronized SceneViewerTopComponent getDefault() {
         if (instance == null) {
@@ -279,7 +281,8 @@ public final class SceneViewerTopComponent extends TopComponent {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Obtain the SceneViewerTopComponent instance. Never call {@link #getDefault} directly!
+     * Obtain the SceneViewerTopComponent instance. Never call
+     * {@link #getDefault} directly!
      */
     public static synchronized SceneViewerTopComponent findInstance() {
         TopComponent win = WindowManager.getDefault().findTopComponent(PREFERRED_ID);
@@ -300,9 +303,19 @@ public final class SceneViewerTopComponent extends TopComponent {
     public static void showOpenGLError(String e) {
         Message msg = new NotifyDescriptor.Message(
                 "Error opening OpenGL window!\n"
-                + "Error: " + e,
-                NotifyDescriptor.ERROR_MESSAGE);
+                + "Error: " + e + "\n"
+                + "See http://jmonkeyengine.org/wiki/doku.php/sdk:troubleshooting \n"
+                + "for more info."
+                + NotifyDescriptor.ERROR_MESSAGE);
         DialogDisplayer.getDefault().notifyLater(msg);
+        if (!browserOpened) {
+            browserOpened = true;
+            try {
+                HtmlBrowser.URLDisplayer.getDefault().showURL(new URL("http://jmonkeyengine.org/wiki/doku.php/sdk:troubleshooting"));
+            } catch (MalformedURLException ex) {
+                Exceptions.printStackTrace(ex);
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     @Override