diff --git a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/AbstractBeanFactory.java b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/AbstractBeanFactory.java
index 11436e4ab4..5b5bfe951b 100644
--- a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/AbstractBeanFactory.java
+++ b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/AbstractBeanFactory.java
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractBeanFactory extends FactoryBeanRegistrySupport imp
 					String scopeName = mbd.getScope();
 					final Scope scope = this.scopes.get(scopeName);
 					if (scope == null) {
-						throw new IllegalStateException("No Scope registered for scope '" + scopeName + "'");
+						throw new IllegalStateException("No Scope registered for scope name '" + scopeName + "'");
 					}
 					try {
 						Object scopedInstance = scope.get(beanName, new ObjectFactory<Object>() {
@@ -350,8 +350,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractBeanFactory extends FactoryBeanRegistrySupport imp
 					}
 					catch (IllegalStateException ex) {
 						throw new BeanCreationException(beanName,
-								"Scope '" + scopeName + "' is not active for the current thread; " +
-								"consider defining a scoped proxy for this bean if you intend to refer to it from a singleton",
+								"Scope '" + scopeName + "' is not active for the current thread; consider " +
+								"defining a scoped proxy for this bean if you intend to refer to it from a singleton",
 								ex);
 					}
 				}
@@ -1334,6 +1334,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractBeanFactory extends FactoryBeanRegistrySupport imp
 
 	private Class<?> doResolveBeanClass(RootBeanDefinition mbd, Class<?>... typesToMatch) throws ClassNotFoundException {
 		if (!ObjectUtils.isEmpty(typesToMatch)) {
+			// When just doing type checks (i.e. not creating an actual instance yet),
+			// use the specified temporary class loader (e.g. in a weaving scenario).
 			ClassLoader tempClassLoader = getTempClassLoader();
 			if (tempClassLoader != null) {
 				if (tempClassLoader instanceof DecoratingClassLoader) {
diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/convert/ConversionFailedException.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/convert/ConversionFailedException.java
index 63f4678f58..2d2ddd2a4e 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/convert/ConversionFailedException.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/convert/ConversionFailedException.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2010 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2015 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ public final class ConversionFailedException extends ConversionException {
 	 * @param cause the cause of the conversion failure
 	 */
 	public ConversionFailedException(TypeDescriptor sourceType, TypeDescriptor targetType, Object value, Throwable cause) {
-		super("Failed to convert from type " + sourceType + " to type " + targetType + " for value '" + ObjectUtils.nullSafeToString(value) + "'", cause);
+		super("Failed to convert from type [" + sourceType + "] to type [" + targetType +
+				"] for value '" + ObjectUtils.nullSafeToString(value) + "'", cause);
 		this.sourceType = sourceType;
 		this.targetType = targetType;
 		this.value = value;
diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/convert/ConverterNotFoundException.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/convert/ConverterNotFoundException.java
index ec966b708b..4a918bccad 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/convert/ConverterNotFoundException.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/convert/ConverterNotFoundException.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2010 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2015 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@
 package org.springframework.core.convert;
 
 /**
- * Thrown when a suitable converter could not be found in a conversion service.
+ * Exception to be thrown when a suitable converter could not be found
+ * in a given conversion service.
  *
  * @author Keith Donald
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
  * @since 3.0
  */
 @SuppressWarnings("serial")
@@ -36,21 +38,21 @@ public final class ConverterNotFoundException extends ConversionException {
 	 * @param targetType the target type requested to convert to
 	 */
 	public ConverterNotFoundException(TypeDescriptor sourceType, TypeDescriptor targetType) {
-		super("No converter found capable of converting from type " + sourceType + " to type " + targetType);
+		super("No converter found capable of converting from type [" + sourceType + "] to type [" + targetType + "]");
 		this.sourceType = sourceType;
 		this.targetType = targetType;
 	}
 
 
 	/**
-	 * Returns the source type that was requested to convert from.
+	 * Return the source type that was requested to convert from.
 	 */
 	public TypeDescriptor getSourceType() {
 		return this.sourceType;
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Returns the target type that was requested to convert to.
+	 * Return the target type that was requested to convert to.
 	 */
 	public TypeDescriptor getTargetType() {
 		return this.targetType;