diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e211ea63..9ecabaf4 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1263,8 +1263,6 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile \
                  src/musredit_qt5/Makefile \
                  src/musredit/Makefile \
                  src/musrgui/Makefile \
-                 src/musredit_qt5/musredit_startup.xml \
-                 src/musredit/musredit_startup.xml \
                  src/musrgui/musrgui_startup.xml])
 
 AC_OUTPUT
@@ -1425,3 +1423,15 @@ echo "   Programs:                ${INSTALLDIR}/bin"
 echo "   XML configuration files: ${HOME}/.musrfit"  
 echo "   Documentation:           ${DOCDIR}"
 echo ""
+
+dnl --------------
+dnl create header file that musredit knows at runtime where to find the documentation
+dnl --------------
+if test "x$enable_editor" != "xno" && test "x${QMAKEBIN}" != "x" && test "x${QTEDITOR}" = "xmusredit_qt5"; then
+  echo \#define MUSRFIT_PREFIX \"${INSTALLDIR}\" > src/musredit_qt5/musrfit-info.h
+  echo \#define MUSRFIT_DOC_DIR \"${DOCDIR}\" >> src/musredit_qt5/musrfit-info.h
+fi
+if test "x$enable_editor" != "xno" && test "x${QMAKEBIN}" != "x" && test "x${QTEDITOR}" = "xmusredit"; then
+  echo \#define MUSRFIT_PREFIX \"${INSTALLDIR}\" > src/musredit/musrfit-info.h
+  echo \#define MUSRFIT_DOC_DIR \"${DOCDIR}\" >> src/musredit/musrfit-info.h
+fi
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 5a1540a8..3d24b418 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -60,9 +60,6 @@ write_musrRoot_runHeader_SOURCES = write_musrRoot_runHeader.cpp
 musrRootValidation_SOURCES = musrRootValidation.cpp
 dump_header_SOURCES = dump_header.cpp
 
-xmldir = $(HOME)/.musrfit
-xml_DATA = musrfit_startup.xml
-
 LIBADD = $(PMUSR_LIBS) $(MUSR_ROOT_LIBS) $(LEM_LIBS) $(PSIBIN_LIBS) $(MUD_LIBS) $(PNEXUS_LIBS)
 
 AM_CXXFLAGS = $(LOCAL_BIN_CXXFLAGS)
@@ -75,42 +72,3 @@ endif
 
 LIBS = $(PMUSR_LIBS) $(USERFCN_LIBS) $(MUSR_ROOT_LIBS) $(LEM_LIBS) $(PSIBIN_LIBS) $(MUD_LIBS) $(PNEXUS_LIBS) \
        $(FFTW3_LIBS) $(GSL_LIBS) $(ROOT_LIBS) $(LIBXML2_LIBS)
-
-install-xmlDATA: $(xml_DATA)
-	test -z "$(xmldir)" || $(mkdir_p) "$(DESTDIR)$(xmldir)"
-	@if test -e "$(DESTDIR)$(xmldir)/$(xml_DATA)"; then \
-	  DIFF="$$(diff "$(DESTDIR)$(xmldir)/$(xml_DATA)" "$(xml_DATA)" 2>&1)"; \
-	  if test "x$$DIFF" != "x"; then \
-	    echo "   " && \
-	    echo "   musrfit_startup.xml in $(xmldir)" && \
-	    echo "   is different from the distribution's version." && \
-	    echo "   Do you want to overwrite it? [y/N]" && \
-	    read OVERWRITE && \
-	    if test "$$OVERWRITE" = "y" || test "$$OVERWRITE" = "Y"; then \
-	      echo "$(INSTALL_DATA) '$(xml_DATA)' '$(DESTDIR)$(xmldir)'" && \
-	      $(INSTALL_DATA) '$(xml_DATA)' '$(DESTDIR)$(xmldir)'; \
-	    fi; \
-	  fi; \
-	else \
-	  echo "$(INSTALL_DATA) '$(xml_DATA)' '$(DESTDIR)$(xmldir)'" && \
-	  $(INSTALL_DATA) '$(xml_DATA)' '$(DESTDIR)$(xmldir)'; \
-	fi
-
-uninstall-xmlDATA:
-	@if test -e "$(DESTDIR)$(xmldir)/$(xml_DATA)"; then \
-	  DIFF="$$(diff "$(DESTDIR)$(xmldir)/$(xml_DATA)" "$(xml_DATA)" 2>&1)"; \
-	  if test "x$$DIFF" != "x"; then \
-	    echo "   " && \
-	    echo "   musrfit_startup.xml in $(xmldir)" && \
-	    echo "   is different from the distribution's version." && \
-	    echo "   Do you want to remove it? [y/N]" && \
-	    read REMOVE && \
-	    if test "$$REMOVE" = "y" || test "$$REMOVE" = "Y"; then \
-	      echo "$(RM) '$(DESTDIR)$(xmldir)/$(xml_DATA)'" && \
-	      $(RM) "$(DESTDIR)$(xmldir)/$(xml_DATA)"; \
-	    fi; \
-	  else \
-	    echo "$(RM) '$(DESTDIR)$(xmldir)/$(xml_DATA)'" && \
-	    $(RM) "$(DESTDIR)$(xmldir)/$(xml_DATA)"; \
-	  fi; \
-	fi
diff --git a/src/classes/PStartupHandler.cpp b/src/classes/PStartupHandler.cpp
index 6ce00364..e2bde964 100644
--- a/src/classes/PStartupHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/classes/PStartupHandler.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
  *   59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.             *
  ***************************************************************************/
 
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <fstream>
@@ -140,6 +143,23 @@ PStartupHandler::PStartupHandler()
       }
     }
   }
+
+  // if musrfit_startup.xml is still not found, will create a default one
+  if (!fStartupFileFound) {
+    cout << endl << "**INFO** no musrfit_startup.xml file found, will write a default one." << endl;
+    if (!WriteDefaulStartupFile()) {
+      cerr << endl << "**ERROR** couldn't write default musrfit_startup.xml." << endl;
+    } else {
+      home = getenv("HOME");
+      if (home != 0) {
+        sprintf(startup_path_name, "%s/.musrfit/musrfit_startup.xml", home);
+        if (StartupFileExists(startup_path_name)) {
+          fStartupFilePath = TString(startup_path_name);
+          fStartupFileFound = true;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -566,6 +586,107 @@ Bool_t PStartupHandler::StartupFileExists(Char_t *fln)
   return result;
 }
 
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// WriteDefaulStartupFile
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Bool_t PStartupHandler::WriteDefaulStartupFile()
+{
+  // get home
+  Char_t startup_path_name[256];
+  Char_t *home=0;
+  home = getenv("HOME");
+  if (home == 0) {
+    cerr << endl << "**ERROR** couldn't obtain $HOME." << endl;
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  // first check that $HOME/.musrfit exists and if NOT create it
+  struct stat info;
+
+  sprintf(startup_path_name, "%s/.musrfit", home);
+  if (!stat(startup_path_name, &info)) {
+    if (!(info.st_mode & S_IFDIR))
+      return false;
+  } else {
+    if (mkdir(startup_path_name, 0777)) {
+      cerr << endl << "**ERROR** couldn't create '" << startup_path_name << "'" << endl;
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // set path-name for musrfit_startup.xml
+  sprintf(startup_path_name, "%s/.musrfit/musrfit_startup.xml", home);
+
+  ofstream fout(startup_path_name, ofstream::out);
+  if (!fout.is_open()) {
+    cerr << endl << "**ERROR** couldn't open '" << startup_path_name << "' for writing." << endl;
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  // write default musrfit_startup.xml
+  fout << "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>" << endl;
+  fout << "<musrfit xmlns=\"http://lmu.web.psi.ch/musrfit/user/MUSR/WebHome.html\">" << endl;
+  fout << "    <comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "        Defines default settings for the musrfit package" << endl;
+  fout << "    </comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <data_path>/mnt/data/nemu/his</data_path>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <data_path>/mnt/data/nemu/wkm</data_path>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <data_path>/afs/psi.ch/project/nemu/data/his</data_path>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <data_path>/afs/psi.ch/project/nemu/data/wkm</data_path>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <data_path>/afs/psi.ch/project/bulkmusr/data/gps</data_path>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <data_path>/afs/psi.ch/project/bulkmusr/data/dolly</data_path>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <data_path>/afs/psi.ch/project/bulkmusr/data/gpd</data_path>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <data_path>/afs/psi.ch/project/bulkmusr/data/ltf</data_path>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <data_path>/afs/psi.ch/project/bulkmusr/data/alc</data_path>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <data_path>/afs/psi.ch/project/bulkmusr/data/hifi</data_path>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <data_path>/afs/psi.ch/project/bulkmusr/data/lem</data_path>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <fourier_settings>" << endl;
+  fout << "        <units>Gauss</units>" << endl;
+  fout << "        <fourier_power>0</fourier_power>" << endl;
+  fout << "        <apodization>none</apodization>" << endl;
+  fout << "        <plot>real_and_imag</plot>" << endl;
+  fout << "        <phase>0.0</phase>" << endl;
+  fout << "        <phase_increment>1.0</phase_increment>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </fourier_settings>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <root_settings>" << endl;
+  fout << "        <marker_list>" << endl;
+  fout << "            <!-- Root marker numbers -->" << endl;
+  fout << "            <marker>24</marker> <!-- open circle -->" << endl;
+  fout << "            <marker>25</marker> <!-- open square -->" << endl;
+  fout << "            <marker>26</marker> <!-- open triangle -->" << endl;
+  fout << "            <marker>27</marker> <!-- open diamond -->" << endl;
+  fout << "            <marker>28</marker> <!-- open cross -->" << endl;
+  fout << "            <marker>29</marker> <!-- full star -->" << endl;
+  fout << "            <marker>30</marker> <!-- open star -->" << endl;
+  fout << "            <marker>20</marker> <!-- full circle -->" << endl;
+  fout << "            <marker>21</marker> <!-- full square -->" << endl;
+  fout << "            <marker>22</marker> <!-- full triangle -->" << endl;
+  fout << "            <marker>23</marker> <!-- full triangle down -->" << endl;
+  fout << "            <marker>2</marker>  <!-- thin cross -->" << endl;
+  fout << "            <marker>3</marker>  <!-- thin star -->" << endl;
+  fout << "            <marker>5</marker>  <!-- thin x -->" << endl;
+  fout << "        </marker_list>" << endl;
+  fout << "        <color_list>" << endl;
+  fout << "            <!-- Color as RGB coded string -->" << endl;
+  fout << "            <color>0,0,0</color>      <!-- kBlack -->" << endl;
+  fout << "            <color>255,0,0</color>    <!-- kRed -->" << endl;
+  fout << "            <color>0,255,0</color>    <!-- kGreen -->" << endl;
+  fout << "            <color>0,0,255</color>    <!-- kBlue -->" << endl;
+  fout << "            <color>255,0,255</color>  <!-- kMagenta -->" << endl;
+  fout << "            <color>0,255,255</color>  <!-- kCyan -->" << endl;
+  fout << "            <color>153,0,255</color>  <!-- kViolet-3 -->" << endl;
+  fout << "            <color>102,102,51</color> <!-- kYellow-1 -->" << endl;
+  fout << "            <color>51,102,51</color>  <!-- kGreen-1 -->" << endl;
+  fout << "            <color>153,0,0</color>    <!-- kRed+2 -->" << endl;
+  fout << "        </color_list>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </root_settings>" << endl;
+  fout << "</musrfit>" << endl;
+
+  fout.close();
+
+  return true;
+}
+
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // end
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/external/Nonlocal/Makefile.am b/src/external/Nonlocal/Makefile.am
index 1ca1d2cb..815f4e48 100644
--- a/src/external/Nonlocal/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/external/Nonlocal/Makefile.am
@@ -68,12 +68,3 @@ uninstall-hook:
 	rm -f $(libdir)/libPNL_PippardFitter.so
 endif
 
-xmldir = $(HOME)/.musrfit/external
-xml_DATA = nonlocal_startup.xml
-
-install-xml_DATA: $(xml_DATA)
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) '$(xml_DATA)' '$xmldir'
-
-uninstall-xml_DATA: $(xml_DATA)
-	$(RM) '$(xml_DATA)' '$xmldir'
-
diff --git a/src/external/libPhotoMeissner/classes/Makefile.am b/src/external/libPhotoMeissner/classes/Makefile.am
index 13aeba14..162fa3cd 100644
--- a/src/external/libPhotoMeissner/classes/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/external/libPhotoMeissner/classes/Makefile.am
@@ -65,13 +65,3 @@ uninstall-hook:
 	rm -f $(libdir)/libPPhotoMeissner.so
 endif
 
-# define default xml install
-xmldir = $(HOME)/.musrfit/external
-xml_DATA = ../test/photoMeissner_startup.xml
-
-instal-xml_DATA: $(xml_DATA)
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) '$(xml_DATA)' '$(xmldir)' 
-
-uninstal-xml_DATA: $(xml_DATA)
-	$(RM) '$(xml_DATA)' '$(xmldir)' 
-
diff --git a/src/external/libSpinValve/classes/Makefile.am b/src/external/libSpinValve/classes/Makefile.am
index 59e5a177..f88b337f 100644
--- a/src/external/libSpinValve/classes/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/external/libSpinValve/classes/Makefile.am
@@ -65,13 +65,3 @@ uninstall-hook:
 	rm -f $(libdir)/libPSpinValve.so
 endif
 
-# define default xml install
-xmldir = $(HOME)/.musrfit/external
-xml_DATA = ../test/spinValve_startup.xml
-
-instal-xml_DATA: $(xml_DATA)
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) '$(xml_DATA)' '$(xmldir)' 
-
-uninstal-xml_DATA: $(xml_DATA)
-	$(RM) '$(xml_DATA)' '$(xmldir)' 
-
diff --git a/src/external/libSpinValve/test/spinValve_startup.xml b/src/external/libSpinValve/test/spinValve_startup.xml
index c96a71dc..e4bdcdee 100644
--- a/src/external/libSpinValve/test/spinValve_startup.xml
+++ b/src/external/libSpinValve/test/spinValve_startup.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <spin_valve_proximity xmlns="http://nemu.web.psi.ch/musrfit/libSpinValve">
   <comment>
-    $Id$
     number_of_fields: number of sampling points in field around the Lorentzian peak
     range: range in which the sampling points are placed, given in units of \beta(1\pm\Delta)
   </comment>
diff --git a/src/include/PStartupHandler.h b/src/include/PStartupHandler.h
index 89602014..2f44fd9b 100644
--- a/src/include/PStartupHandler.h
+++ b/src/include/PStartupHandler.h
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ class PStartupHandler : public TObject, public TQObject
     PIntVector           fColorList;        ///< color list
 
     Bool_t StartupFileExists(Char_t *fln);
+    Bool_t WriteDefaulStartupFile();
 
   ClassDef(PStartupHandler, 1)
 };
diff --git a/src/musredit/PAdmin.cpp b/src/musredit/PAdmin.cpp
index c097fdfb..b22b2498 100644
--- a/src/musredit/PAdmin.cpp
+++ b/src/musredit/PAdmin.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ using namespace std;
 #include <QFile>
 #include <QTextStream>
 #include <QVector>
+#include <QDir>
+#include <QProcessEnvironment>
 
+#include "musrfit-info.h"
 #include "PAdmin.h"
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -259,7 +262,7 @@ bool PAdminXMLParser::characters(const QString& str)
       else
         flag = false;
       fAdmin->setMusrviewShowAvgFlag(flag);
-    break;
+      break;
     case eEnableMusrT0:
       if (str == "y")
         flag = true;
@@ -578,13 +581,21 @@ QString PAdminXMLParser::expandPath(const QString &str)
   QString msg;
   QString newStr="";
 
+  QProcessEnvironment procEnv = QProcessEnvironment::systemEnvironment();
+
   QStringList list = str.split("/");
 
   for ( QStringList::Iterator it = list.begin(); it != list.end(); ++it ) {
     token = *it;
     if (token.contains("$")) {
       token.remove('$');
-      path = std::getenv(token.toLatin1());
+      if (!procEnv.contains(token)) {
+        msg = QString("Couldn't find '%1'. Some things might not work properly").arg(token);
+        QMessageBox::warning(0, "**WARNING**", msg, QMessageBox::Ok, QMessageBox::NoButton);
+        newStr = "";
+        break;
+      }
+      path = procEnv.value(token, "");
       if (path.isEmpty()) {
         msg = QString("Couldn't expand '%1'. Some things might not work properly").arg(token);
         QMessageBox::warning(0, "**WARNING**", msg, QMessageBox::Ok, QMessageBox::NoButton);
@@ -658,18 +669,25 @@ PAdmin::PAdmin() : QObject()
   QString path = QString("./");
   QString fln = QString("musredit_startup.xml");
   QString pathFln = path + fln;
+  QProcessEnvironment procEnv = QProcessEnvironment::systemEnvironment();
   if (!QFile::exists(pathFln)) {
     // 2nd: check $HOME/.musrfit/musredit/musredit_startup.xml
-    path = std::getenv("HOME");
+    path = procEnv.value("HOME", "");
     pathFln = path + "/.musrfit/musredit/" + fln;
     if (!QFile::exists(pathFln)) {
       // 3rd: check $MUSRFITPATH/musredit_startup.xml
-      path = std::getenv("MUSRFITPATH");
+      path = procEnv.value("MUSRFITPATH", "");
       pathFln = path + "/" + fln;
       if (!QFile::exists(pathFln)) {
         // 4th: check $ROOTSYS/bin/musredit_startup.xml
-        path = std::getenv("ROOTSYS");
+        path = procEnv.value("ROOTSYS", "");
         pathFln = path + "/bin/" + fln;
+        if (!QFile::exists(pathFln)) {
+          // 5th: not found anyware hence create it
+          path = procEnv.value("HOME", "");
+          pathFln = path + "/.musrfit/musredit/" + fln;
+          createMusreditStartupFile();
+        }
       }
     }
   }
@@ -861,6 +879,12 @@ int PAdmin::savePrefs(QString pref_fln)
         else
           data[i] = "    <enable_musrt0>n</enable_musrt0>";
       }
+      if (data[i].contains("<font_name>") && data[i].contains("</font_name>")) {
+        data[i] = QString("    <font_name>%1</font_name>").arg(fFontName);
+      }
+      if (data[i].contains("<font_size>") && data[i].contains("</font_size>")) {
+        data[i] = QString("    <font_size>%1</font_size>").arg(fFontSize);
+      }
     }
 
     // write prefs
@@ -910,6 +934,7 @@ void PAdmin::saveRecentFiles()
 {
   // check if musredit_startup.xml is present in the current directory, and if yes, use this file to
   // save the recent file names otherwise use the "master" musredit_startup.xml
+
   QString str("");
   QString fln = QString("./musredit_startup.xml");
   if (!QFile::exists(fln))
@@ -967,6 +992,302 @@ void PAdmin::saveRecentFiles()
   }
 }
 
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/**
+ * @brief PAdmin::createMusreditStartupFile
+ */
+void PAdmin::createMusreditStartupFile()
+{
+  // get $HOME
+  QProcessEnvironment procEnv = QProcessEnvironment::systemEnvironment();
+  QString pathName = procEnv.value("HOME", "");
+  pathName += "/.musrfit/musredit";
+
+  // check if the directory $HOME/.musrfit/musredit exists if not create it
+  QDir dir(pathName);
+  if (!dir.exists()) {
+    // directory $HOME/.musrfit/musredit does not exist hence create it
+    dir.mkpath(pathName);
+  }
+
+  // create default musredit_startup.xml file in $HOME/.musrfit/musredit
+  pathName += "/musredit_startup.xml";
+  QFile file(pathName);
+
+  if (!file.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly | QIODevice::Text))
+    return;
+
+  QTextStream fout(&file);
+
+  fout << "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>" << endl;
+  fout << "<musredit_startup xmlns=\"http://lmu.web.psi.ch/musrfit/user/MUSR/MusrGui.html\">" << endl;
+  fout << "  <comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "    This is handling default setting parameters for the musredit." << endl;
+  fout << "  </comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "  <general>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <exec_path>" << MUSRFIT_PREFIX << "/bin</exec_path>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <default_save_path>./</default_save_path>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <msr_default_file_path>" << MUSRFIT_DOC_DIR << "/templates</msr_default_file_path>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <timeout>3600</timeout>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <keep_minuit2_output>n</keep_minuit2_output>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <dump_ascii>n</dump_ascii>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <dump_root>n</dump_root>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <title_from_data_file>y</title_from_data_file>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <chisq_per_run_block>n</chisq_per_run_block>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <estimate_n0>y</estimate_n0>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <musrview_show_fourier>n</musrview_show_fourier>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <musrview_show_avg>n</musrview_show_avg>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <enable_musrt0>y</enable_musrt0>" << endl;
+  fout << "  </general>" << endl;
+  fout << "  <recent_files>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <path_file_name>" << MUSRFIT_DOC_DIR << "/examples/test-histo-PSI-BIN.msr</path_file_name>" << endl;
+  fout << "  </recent_files>" << endl;
+  fout << "  <help_section>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <musr_web_main>file://" << MUSRFIT_DOC_DIR << "/html/user/MUSR/MusrFit.html</musr_web_main>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <musr_web_title>file://" << MUSRFIT_DOC_DIR << "/html/user/MUSR/MusrFit.html#TheTitle</musr_web_title>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <musr_web_parameters>file://" << MUSRFIT_DOC_DIR << "/html/user/MUSR/MusrFit.html#TheFitparameterBlock</musr_web_parameters>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <musr_web_theory>file://" << MUSRFIT_DOC_DIR << "/html/user/MUSR/MusrFit.html#TheTheoryBlock</musr_web_theory>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <musr_web_functions>file://" << MUSRFIT_DOC_DIR << "/html/user/MUSR/MusrFit.html#TheFunctionsBlock</musr_web_functions>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <musr_web_run>file://" << MUSRFIT_DOC_DIR << "/html/user/MUSR/MusrFit.html#TheRunBlock</musr_web_run>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <musr_web_command>file://" << MUSRFIT_DOC_DIR << "/html/user/MUSR/MusrFit.html#TheCommandsBlock</musr_web_command>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <musr_web_fourier>file://" << MUSRFIT_DOC_DIR << "/html/user/MUSR/MusrFit.html#TheFourierBlock</musr_web_fourier>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <musr_web_plot>file://" << MUSRFIT_DOC_DIR << "/html/user/MUSR/MusrFit.html#ThePlotBlock</musr_web_plot>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <musr_web_statistic>file://" << MUSRFIT_DOC_DIR << "/html/user/MUSR/MusrFit.html#TheStatisticBlock</musr_web_statistic>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <musr_web_msr2data>file://" << MUSRFIT_DOC_DIR << "/html/user/MUSR/Msr2Data.html</musr_web_msr2data>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <musr_web_musrFT>file://" << MUSRFIT_DOC_DIR << "/html/user/MUSR/MusrFit.html#A_2.3_musrFT</musr_web_musrFT>" << endl;
+  fout << "  </help_section>" << endl;
+  fout << "  <font_settings>" << endl;
+#ifdef Q_OS_MAC
+  fout << "    <font_name>Courier New</font_name>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <font_size>16</font_size>" << endl;
+#else
+  fout << "    <font_name>Monospace</font_name>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <font_size>12</font_size>" << endl;
+#endif
+  fout << "  </font_settings>" << endl;
+  fout << "  <msr_file_defaults>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <beamline>mue4</beamline>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <institute>psi</institute>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <file_format>root-npp</file_format>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <lifetime_correction>y</lifetime_correction>" << endl;
+  fout << "  </msr_file_defaults>" << endl;
+  fout << "  <msr2data_defaults>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <chain_fit>y</chain_fit>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <write_data_header>y</write_data_header>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <ignore_data_header_info>n</ignore_data_header_info>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <keep_minuit2_output>n</keep_minuit2_output>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <write_column_data>n</write_column_data>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <recreate_data_file>n</recreate_data_file>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <open_file_after_fitting>y</open_file_after_fitting>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <create_msr_file_only>n</create_msr_file_only>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <fit_only>n</fit_only>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <global>n</global>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <global_plus>n</global_plus>" << endl;
+  fout << "  </msr2data_defaults>" << endl;
+  fout << "  <func_pixmap_path>" << MUSRFIT_DOC_DIR << "/latex_images</func_pixmap_path>" << endl;
+  fout << "  <theory_functions>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>asymmetry</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment></comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>Asymmetry</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap>asymmetry.png</pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>1</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>simplExpo</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment>(rate)</comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>simple Exp</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap>simpleExp.png</pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>1</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>generExpo</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment>(rate exponent)</comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>general Exp</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap>generalExp.png</pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>2</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>simpleGss</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment>(rate)</comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>simple Gauss</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap>simpleGauss.png</pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>1</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>statGssKT</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment>(rate)</comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>static Gauss KT</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap>statGssKT.png</pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>1</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>statGssKTLF</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment>(frequency damping)</comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>static Gauss KT LF</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap></pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>2</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>dynGssKTLF</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment>(frequency damping hopping-rate)</comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>dynamic Gauss KT LF</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap></pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>3</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>statExpKT</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment>(rate)</comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>static Lorentz KT</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap>statExpKT.png</pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>1</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>statExpKTLF</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment>(frequency damping)</comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>static Lorentz KT LF</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap></pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>2</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>dynExpKTLF</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment>(frequency damping hopping-rate)</comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>dynamic Lorentz KT LF</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap></pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>3</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>combiLGKT</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment>(lorentzRate gaussRate)</comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>combined Lorentz-Gauss KT</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap>combiLGKT.png</pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>2</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>strKT</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment>(rate beta)</comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>stretched Kubo-Toyabe</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap></pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>2</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>spinGlass</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment>(rate hopping-rate order)</comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>zero field spin glass function</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap></pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>3</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>rdAnisoHf</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment>(frequency rate)</comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>random anisotropic hyperfine function</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap></pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>2</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>abragam</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment>(rate hopping-rate)</comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>Abragam</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap>abragam.png</pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>2</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>TFieldCos</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment>(phase frequency)</comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>TF cos</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap>tfCos.png</pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>2</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>internFld</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment>(fraction phase frequency Trate Lrate)</comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>internal Lorentz field</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap>internalField.png</pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>5</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>internFldGK</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment>(fraction frequency Trate Lrate beta)</comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>internal field, Gaussian broadened</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap>internalFieldGK.png</pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>5</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>internFldLL</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment>(fraction frequency Trate Lrate)</comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>internal field, Lorentzian broadened</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap>internalFieldLL.png</pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>4</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>bessel</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment>(phase frequency)</comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>spherical Bessel 0th order</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap>bessel.png</pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>2</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>internBsl</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment>(fraction phase frequency Trate Lrate)</comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>static internal Bessel</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap>internalBessel.png</pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>5</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>skewedGss</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment>(phase frequency rate_m rate_p)</comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>skewed Gaussian</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap></pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>4</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>staticNKZF</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment>(damping_D0 R_b)</comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>static Noakes-Kalvius ZF</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap></pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>2</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>staticNKTF</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment>(phase frequency damping_D0 R_b)</comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>static Noakes-Kalvius TF</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap></pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>4</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>dynamicNKZF</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment>(damping_D0 R_b nu_c)</comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>dynamic Noakes-Kalvius ZF</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap></pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>3</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>dynamicNKTF</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment>(phase frequency damping_D0 R_b nu_c)</comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>dynamic Noakes-Kalvius TF</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap></pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>5</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>polynom</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment>(tshift p0 p1 ... pn)</comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>polynom</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap>polynom.png</pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>4</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>userFcn</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment></comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>user function</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap></pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>0</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "  </theory_functions>" << endl;
+  fout << "</musredit_startup>" << endl;
+
+  file.close();
+}
+
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // END
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/musredit/PAdmin.h b/src/musredit/PAdmin.h
index 2d0dc51d..454735d4 100644
--- a/src/musredit/PAdmin.h
+++ b/src/musredit/PAdmin.h
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ class PAdmin : public QObject
     QVector<PTheory> fTheory; ///< stores all known theories. Needed when generating theory blocks from within musredit.
 
     void saveRecentFiles(); ///< save recent file list
+    void createMusreditStartupFile(); ///< create default musredit_startup.xml
 };
 
 #endif // _PADMIN_H_
diff --git a/src/musredit/musredit.pro b/src/musredit/musredit.pro
index 1c63f74a..d35f16a4 100644
--- a/src/musredit/musredit.pro
+++ b/src/musredit/musredit.pro
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 TEMPLATE = app
 TARGET = musredit
 
-!exists( musredit_startup.xml ) {
-    error( "Configuration file musredit_startup.xml not found! Please configure musrfit first, before trying to install musredit!" )
-}
-
 # install path for musredit
 count( PREFIX, 1 ) {
     MUSREDIT_INSTALL_PATH = $${PREFIX}/bin
@@ -67,8 +63,6 @@ macx {
 unix:xml.path = $$(HOME)/.musrfit/musredit
 macx:xml.path = $$(HOME)/.musrfit/musredit
 win32:xml.path = c:/musrfit/bin
-xml.files = musredit_startup.xml
-INSTALLS += xml
 
 CONFIG += qt \
     warn_on \
@@ -78,7 +72,10 @@ QT += xml
 QT += webkit
 QT += network
 
+INCLUDEPATH += "../include"
+
 HEADERS = musredit.h \
+    musrfit-info.h \
     PHelp.h \
     PTextEdit.h \
     PSubTextEdit.h \
@@ -101,7 +98,8 @@ HEADERS = musredit.h \
     PGetFourierBlockDialog.h \
     PGetPlotBlockDialog.h \
     PMsr2DataDialog.h \
-    PMusrEditAbout.h
+    PMusrEditAbout.h \
+    ../include/git-revision.h
 
 SOURCES = PHelp.cpp \ 
     PTextEdit.cpp \
diff --git a/src/musredit/musredit_startup.xml.in b/src/musredit/musredit_startup.xml.in
deleted file mode 100644
index 49a0d256..00000000
--- a/src/musredit/musredit_startup.xml.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,260 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<musredit_startup xmlns="http://lmu.web.psi.ch/musrfit/user/MUSR/MusrGui.html">
-  <comment>
-    This is handling default setting parameters for the musredit.
-  </comment>
-  <general>
-    <exec_path>@prefix@/bin</exec_path>
-    <default_save_path>./</default_save_path>
-    <msr_default_file_path>@DOCDIR@/templates</msr_default_file_path>
-    <timeout>3600</timeout>
-    <keep_minuit2_output>n</keep_minuit2_output>
-    <dump_ascii>n</dump_ascii>
-    <dump_root>n</dump_root>
-    <title_from_data_file>y</title_from_data_file>
-    <chisq_per_run_block>n</chisq_per_run_block>
-    <estimate_n0>y</estimate_n0>
-    <musrview_show_fourier>n</musrview_show_fourier>
-    <musrview_show_avg>n</musrview_show_avg>
-    <enable_musrt0>y</enable_musrt0>
-  </general>
-  <recent_files>
-    <path_file_name>/home/nemu/analysis/musrfit/doc/examples/test-histo-PSI-BIN.msr</path_file_name>
-  </recent_files>
-  <help_section>
-    <musr_web_main>file://@DOCDIR@/html/user/MUSR/MusrFit.html</musr_web_main>
-    <musr_web_title>file://@DOCDIR@/html/user/MUSR/MusrFit.html#TheTitle</musr_web_title>
-    <musr_web_parameters>file://@DOCDIR@/html/user/MUSR/MusrFit.html#TheFitparameterBlock</musr_web_parameters>
-    <musr_web_theory>file://@DOCDIR@/html/user/MUSR/MusrFit.html#TheTheoryBlock</musr_web_theory>
-    <musr_web_functions>file://@DOCDIR@/html/user/MUSR/MusrFit.html#TheFunctionsBlock</musr_web_functions>
-    <musr_web_run>file://@DOCDIR@/html/user/MUSR/MusrFit.html#TheRunBlock</musr_web_run>
-    <musr_web_command>file://@DOCDIR@/html/user/MUSR/MusrFit.html#TheCommandsBlock</musr_web_command>
-    <musr_web_fourier>file://@DOCDIR@/html/user/MUSR/MusrFit.html#TheFourierBlock</musr_web_fourier>
-    <musr_web_plot>file://@DOCDIR@/html/user/MUSR/MusrFit.html#ThePlotBlock</musr_web_plot>
-    <musr_web_statistic>file://@DOCDIR@/html/user/MUSR/MusrFit.html#TheStatisticBlock</musr_web_statistic>
-    <musr_web_msr2data>file://@DOCDIR@/html/user/MUSR/Msr2Data.html</musr_web_msr2data>
-    <musr_web_musrFT>file://@DOCDIR@/html/user/MUSR/MusrFit.html#A_2.3_musrFT</musr_web_musrFT>
-  </help_section>
-  <font_settings>
-    <font_name>Courier New</font_name>
-    <font_size>12</font_size>
-  </font_settings>
-  <msr_file_defaults>
-    <beamline>mue4</beamline>
-    <institute>psi</institute>
-    <file_format>root-npp</file_format>
-    <lifetime_correction>y</lifetime_correction>
-  </msr_file_defaults>
-  <msr2data_defaults>
-    <chain_fit>y</chain_fit>
-    <write_data_header>y</write_data_header>
-    <ignore_data_header_info>n</ignore_data_header_info>
-    <keep_minuit2_output>n</keep_minuit2_output>
-    <write_column_data>n</write_column_data>
-    <recreate_data_file>n</recreate_data_file>
-    <open_file_after_fitting>y</open_file_after_fitting>
-    <create_msr_file_only>n</create_msr_file_only>
-    <fit_only>n</fit_only>
-    <global>n</global>
-    <global_plus>n</global_plus>
-  </msr2data_defaults>
-  <func_pixmap_path>@DOCDIR@/latex_images</func_pixmap_path>
-  <theory_functions>
-    <func>
-      <name>asymmetry</name>
-      <comment></comment>
-      <label>Asymmetry</label>
-      <pixmap>asymmetry.png</pixmap>
-      <params>1</params>
-    </func>
-    <func>
-      <name>simplExpo</name>
-      <comment>(rate)</comment>
-      <label>simple Exp</label>
-      <pixmap>simpleExp.png</pixmap>
-      <params>1</params>
-    </func>
-    <func>
-      <name>generExpo</name>
-      <comment>(rate exponent)</comment>
-      <label>general Exp</label>
-      <pixmap>generalExp.png</pixmap>
-      <params>2</params>
-    </func>
-    <func>
-      <name>simpleGss</name>
-      <comment>(rate)</comment>
-      <label>simple Gauss</label>
-      <pixmap>simpleGauss.png</pixmap>
-      <params>1</params>
-    </func>
-    <func>
-      <name>statGssKT</name>
-      <comment>(rate)</comment>
-      <label>static Gauss KT</label>
-      <pixmap>statGssKT.png</pixmap>
-      <params>1</params>
-    </func>
-    <func>
-      <name>statGssKTLF</name>
-      <comment>(frequency damping)</comment>
-      <label>static Gauss KT LF</label>
-      <pixmap></pixmap>
-      <params>2</params>
-    </func>
-    <func>
-      <name>dynGssKTLF</name>
-      <comment>(frequency damping hopping-rate)</comment>
-      <label>dynamic Gauss KT LF</label>
-      <pixmap></pixmap>
-      <params>3</params>
-    </func>
-    <func>
-      <name>statExpKT</name>
-      <comment>(rate)</comment>
-      <label>static Lorentz KT</label>
-      <pixmap>statExpKT.png</pixmap>
-      <params>1</params>
-    </func>
-    <func>
-      <name>statExpKTLF</name>
-      <comment>(frequency damping)</comment>
-      <label>static Lorentz KT LF</label>
-      <pixmap></pixmap>
-      <params>2</params>
-    </func>
-    <func>
-      <name>dynExpKTLF</name>
-      <comment>(frequency damping hopping-rate)</comment>
-      <label>dynamic Lorentz KT LF</label>
-      <pixmap></pixmap>
-      <params>3</params>
-    </func>
-    <func>
-      <name>combiLGKT</name>
-      <comment>(lorentzRate gaussRate)</comment>
-      <label>combined Lorentz-Gauss KT</label>
-      <pixmap>combiLGKT.png</pixmap>
-      <params>2</params>
-    </func>
-    <func>
-      <name>strKT</name>
-      <comment>(rate beta)</comment>
-      <label>stretched Kubo-Toyabe</label>
-      <pixmap></pixmap>
-      <params>2</params>
-    </func>
-    <func>
-      <name>spinGlass</name>
-      <comment>(rate hopping-rate order)</comment>
-      <label>zero field spin glass function</label>
-      <pixmap></pixmap>
-      <params>3</params>
-    </func>
-    <func>
-      <name>rdAnisoHf</name>
-      <comment>(frequency rate)</comment>
-      <label>random anisotropic hyperfine function</label>
-      <pixmap></pixmap>
-      <params>2</params>
-    </func>
-    <func>
-      <name>abragam</name>
-      <comment>(rate hopping-rate)</comment>
-      <label>Abragam</label>
-      <pixmap>abragam.png</pixmap>
-      <params>2</params>
-    </func>
-    <func>
-      <name>TFieldCos</name>
-      <comment>(phase frequency)</comment>
-      <label>TF cos</label>
-      <pixmap>tfCos.png</pixmap>
-      <params>2</params>
-    </func>
-    <func>
-      <name>internFld</name>
-      <comment>(fraction phase frequency Trate Lrate)</comment>
-      <label>internal Lorentz field</label>
-      <pixmap>internalField.png</pixmap>
-      <params>5</params>
-    </func>
-    <func>
-      <name>internFldGK</name>
-      <comment>(fraction frequency Trate Lrate beta)</comment>
-      <label>internal field, Gaussian broadened</label>
-      <pixmap>internalFieldGK.png</pixmap>
-      <params>5</params>
-    </func>
-    <func>
-      <name>internFldLL</name>
-      <comment>(fraction frequency Trate Lrate)</comment>
-      <label>internal field, Lorentzian broadened</label>
-      <pixmap>internalFieldLL.png</pixmap>
-      <params>4</params>
-    </func>
-    <func>
-      <name>bessel</name>
-      <comment>(phase frequency)</comment>
-      <label>spherical Bessel 0th order</label>
-      <pixmap>bessel.png</pixmap>
-      <params>2</params>
-    </func>
-    <func>
-      <name>internBsl</name>
-      <comment>(fraction phase frequency Trate Lrate)</comment>
-      <label>static internal Bessel</label>
-      <pixmap>internalBessel.png</pixmap>
-      <params>5</params>
-    </func>
-    <func>
-      <name>skewedGss</name>
-      <comment>(phase frequency rate_m rate_p)</comment>
-      <label>skewed Gaussian</label>
-      <pixmap></pixmap>
-      <params>4</params>
-    </func>
-    <func>
-      <name>staticNKZF</name>
-      <comment>(damping_D0 R_b)</comment>
-      <label>static Noakes-Kalvius ZF</label>
-      <pixmap></pixmap>
-      <params>2</params>
-    </func>
-    <func>
-      <name>staticNKTF</name>
-      <comment>(phase frequency damping_D0 R_b)</comment>
-      <label>static Noakes-Kalvius TF</label>
-      <pixmap></pixmap>
-      <params>4</params>
-    </func>
-    <func>
-      <name>dynamicNKZF</name>
-      <comment>(damping_D0 R_b nu_c)</comment>
-      <label>dynamic Noakes-Kalvius ZF</label>
-      <pixmap></pixmap>
-      <params>3</params>
-    </func>
-    <func>
-      <name>dynamicNKTF</name>
-      <comment>(phase frequency damping_D0 R_b nu_c)</comment>
-      <label>dynamic Noakes-Kalvius TF</label>
-      <pixmap></pixmap>
-      <params>5</params>
-    </func>
-    <func>
-      <name>polynom</name>
-      <comment>(tshift p0 p1 ... pn)</comment>
-      <label>polynom</label>
-      <pixmap>polynom.png</pixmap>
-      <params>4</params>
-    </func> 
-    <func>
-      <name>userFcn</name>
-      <comment></comment>
-      <label>user function</label>
-      <pixmap></pixmap>
-      <params>0</params>
-    </func> 
-  </theory_functions>
-</musredit_startup>
diff --git a/src/musredit_qt5/PAdmin.cpp b/src/musredit_qt5/PAdmin.cpp
index 340edef1..1a7755a6 100644
--- a/src/musredit_qt5/PAdmin.cpp
+++ b/src/musredit_qt5/PAdmin.cpp
@@ -36,9 +36,10 @@ using namespace std;
 #include <QFile>
 #include <QTextStream>
 #include <QVector>
-
+#include <QDir>
 #include <QProcessEnvironment>
 
+#include "musrfit-info.h"
 #include "PAdmin.h"
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -681,6 +682,12 @@ PAdmin::PAdmin() : QObject()
         // 4th: check $ROOTSYS/bin/musredit_startup.xml
         path = procEnv.value("ROOTSYS", "");
         pathFln = path + "/bin/" + fln;
+        if (!QFile::exists(pathFln)) {
+          // 5th: not found anyware hence create it
+          path = procEnv.value("HOME", "");
+          pathFln = path + "/.musrfit/musredit/" + fln;
+          createMusreditStartupFile();
+        }
       }
     }
   }
@@ -985,6 +992,302 @@ void PAdmin::saveRecentFiles()
   }
 }
 
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/**
+ * @brief PAdmin::createMusreditStartupFile
+ */
+void PAdmin::createMusreditStartupFile()
+{
+  // get $HOME
+  QProcessEnvironment procEnv = QProcessEnvironment::systemEnvironment();
+  QString pathName = procEnv.value("HOME", "");
+  pathName += "/.musrfit/musredit";
+
+  // check if the directory $HOME/.musrfit/musredit exists if not create it
+  QDir dir(pathName);
+  if (!dir.exists()) {
+    // directory $HOME/.musrfit/musredit does not exist hence create it
+    dir.mkpath(pathName);
+  }
+
+  // create default musredit_startup.xml file in $HOME/.musrfit/musredit
+  pathName += "/musredit_startup.xml";
+  QFile file(pathName);
+
+  if (!file.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly | QIODevice::Text))
+    return;
+
+  QTextStream fout(&file);
+
+  fout << "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>" << endl;
+  fout << "<musredit_startup xmlns=\"http://lmu.web.psi.ch/musrfit/user/MUSR/MusrGui.html\">" << endl;
+  fout << "  <comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "    This is handling default setting parameters for the musredit." << endl;
+  fout << "  </comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "  <general>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <exec_path>" << MUSRFIT_PREFIX << "/bin</exec_path>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <default_save_path>./</default_save_path>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <msr_default_file_path>" << MUSRFIT_DOC_DIR << "/templates</msr_default_file_path>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <timeout>3600</timeout>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <keep_minuit2_output>n</keep_minuit2_output>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <dump_ascii>n</dump_ascii>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <dump_root>n</dump_root>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <title_from_data_file>y</title_from_data_file>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <chisq_per_run_block>n</chisq_per_run_block>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <estimate_n0>y</estimate_n0>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <musrview_show_fourier>n</musrview_show_fourier>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <musrview_show_avg>n</musrview_show_avg>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <enable_musrt0>y</enable_musrt0>" << endl;
+  fout << "  </general>" << endl;
+  fout << "  <recent_files>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <path_file_name>" << MUSRFIT_DOC_DIR << "/examples/test-histo-PSI-BIN.msr</path_file_name>" << endl;
+  fout << "  </recent_files>" << endl;
+  fout << "  <help_section>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <musr_web_main>file://" << MUSRFIT_DOC_DIR << "/html/user/MUSR/MusrFit.html</musr_web_main>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <musr_web_title>file://" << MUSRFIT_DOC_DIR << "/html/user/MUSR/MusrFit.html#TheTitle</musr_web_title>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <musr_web_parameters>file://" << MUSRFIT_DOC_DIR << "/html/user/MUSR/MusrFit.html#TheFitparameterBlock</musr_web_parameters>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <musr_web_theory>file://" << MUSRFIT_DOC_DIR << "/html/user/MUSR/MusrFit.html#TheTheoryBlock</musr_web_theory>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <musr_web_functions>file://" << MUSRFIT_DOC_DIR << "/html/user/MUSR/MusrFit.html#TheFunctionsBlock</musr_web_functions>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <musr_web_run>file://" << MUSRFIT_DOC_DIR << "/html/user/MUSR/MusrFit.html#TheRunBlock</musr_web_run>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <musr_web_command>file://" << MUSRFIT_DOC_DIR << "/html/user/MUSR/MusrFit.html#TheCommandsBlock</musr_web_command>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <musr_web_fourier>file://" << MUSRFIT_DOC_DIR << "/html/user/MUSR/MusrFit.html#TheFourierBlock</musr_web_fourier>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <musr_web_plot>file://" << MUSRFIT_DOC_DIR << "/html/user/MUSR/MusrFit.html#ThePlotBlock</musr_web_plot>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <musr_web_statistic>file://" << MUSRFIT_DOC_DIR << "/html/user/MUSR/MusrFit.html#TheStatisticBlock</musr_web_statistic>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <musr_web_msr2data>file://" << MUSRFIT_DOC_DIR << "/html/user/MUSR/Msr2Data.html</musr_web_msr2data>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <musr_web_musrFT>file://" << MUSRFIT_DOC_DIR << "/html/user/MUSR/MusrFit.html#A_2.3_musrFT</musr_web_musrFT>" << endl;
+  fout << "  </help_section>" << endl;
+  fout << "  <font_settings>" << endl;
+#ifdef Q_OS_MAC
+  fout << "    <font_name>Courier New</font_name>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <font_size>16</font_size>" << endl;
+#else
+  fout << "    <font_name>Monospace</font_name>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <font_size>12</font_size>" << endl;
+#endif
+  fout << "  </font_settings>" << endl;
+  fout << "  <msr_file_defaults>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <beamline>mue4</beamline>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <institute>psi</institute>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <file_format>root-npp</file_format>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <lifetime_correction>y</lifetime_correction>" << endl;
+  fout << "  </msr_file_defaults>" << endl;
+  fout << "  <msr2data_defaults>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <chain_fit>y</chain_fit>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <write_data_header>y</write_data_header>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <ignore_data_header_info>n</ignore_data_header_info>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <keep_minuit2_output>n</keep_minuit2_output>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <write_column_data>n</write_column_data>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <recreate_data_file>n</recreate_data_file>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <open_file_after_fitting>y</open_file_after_fitting>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <create_msr_file_only>n</create_msr_file_only>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <fit_only>n</fit_only>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <global>n</global>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <global_plus>n</global_plus>" << endl;
+  fout << "  </msr2data_defaults>" << endl;
+  fout << "  <func_pixmap_path>" << MUSRFIT_DOC_DIR << "/latex_images</func_pixmap_path>" << endl;
+  fout << "  <theory_functions>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>asymmetry</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment></comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>Asymmetry</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap>asymmetry.png</pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>1</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>simplExpo</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment>(rate)</comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>simple Exp</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap>simpleExp.png</pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>1</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>generExpo</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment>(rate exponent)</comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>general Exp</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap>generalExp.png</pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>2</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>simpleGss</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment>(rate)</comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>simple Gauss</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap>simpleGauss.png</pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>1</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>statGssKT</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment>(rate)</comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>static Gauss KT</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap>statGssKT.png</pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>1</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>statGssKTLF</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment>(frequency damping)</comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>static Gauss KT LF</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap></pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>2</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>dynGssKTLF</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment>(frequency damping hopping-rate)</comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>dynamic Gauss KT LF</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap></pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>3</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>statExpKT</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment>(rate)</comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>static Lorentz KT</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap>statExpKT.png</pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>1</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>statExpKTLF</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment>(frequency damping)</comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>static Lorentz KT LF</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap></pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>2</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>dynExpKTLF</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment>(frequency damping hopping-rate)</comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>dynamic Lorentz KT LF</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap></pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>3</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>combiLGKT</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment>(lorentzRate gaussRate)</comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>combined Lorentz-Gauss KT</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap>combiLGKT.png</pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>2</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>strKT</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment>(rate beta)</comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>stretched Kubo-Toyabe</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap></pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>2</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>spinGlass</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment>(rate hopping-rate order)</comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>zero field spin glass function</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap></pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>3</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>rdAnisoHf</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment>(frequency rate)</comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>random anisotropic hyperfine function</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap></pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>2</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>abragam</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment>(rate hopping-rate)</comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>Abragam</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap>abragam.png</pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>2</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>TFieldCos</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment>(phase frequency)</comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>TF cos</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap>tfCos.png</pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>2</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>internFld</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment>(fraction phase frequency Trate Lrate)</comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>internal Lorentz field</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap>internalField.png</pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>5</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>internFldGK</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment>(fraction frequency Trate Lrate beta)</comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>internal field, Gaussian broadened</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap>internalFieldGK.png</pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>5</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>internFldLL</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment>(fraction frequency Trate Lrate)</comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>internal field, Lorentzian broadened</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap>internalFieldLL.png</pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>4</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>bessel</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment>(phase frequency)</comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>spherical Bessel 0th order</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap>bessel.png</pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>2</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>internBsl</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment>(fraction phase frequency Trate Lrate)</comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>static internal Bessel</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap>internalBessel.png</pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>5</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>skewedGss</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment>(phase frequency rate_m rate_p)</comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>skewed Gaussian</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap></pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>4</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>staticNKZF</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment>(damping_D0 R_b)</comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>static Noakes-Kalvius ZF</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap></pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>2</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>staticNKTF</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment>(phase frequency damping_D0 R_b)</comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>static Noakes-Kalvius TF</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap></pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>4</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>dynamicNKZF</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment>(damping_D0 R_b nu_c)</comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>dynamic Noakes-Kalvius ZF</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap></pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>3</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>dynamicNKTF</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment>(phase frequency damping_D0 R_b nu_c)</comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>dynamic Noakes-Kalvius TF</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap></pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>5</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>polynom</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment>(tshift p0 p1 ... pn)</comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>polynom</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap>polynom.png</pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>4</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "    <func>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <name>userFcn</name>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <comment></comment>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <label>user function</label>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <pixmap></pixmap>" << endl;
+  fout << "      <params>0</params>" << endl;
+  fout << "    </func>" << endl;
+  fout << "  </theory_functions>" << endl;
+  fout << "</musredit_startup>" << endl;
+
+  file.close();
+}
+
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // END
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/musredit_qt5/PAdmin.h b/src/musredit_qt5/PAdmin.h
index b966ef78..d9b05051 100644
--- a/src/musredit_qt5/PAdmin.h
+++ b/src/musredit_qt5/PAdmin.h
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ class PAdmin : public QObject
     QVector<PTheory> fTheory; ///< stores all known theories. Needed when generating theory blocks from within musredit.
 
     void saveRecentFiles(); ///< save recent file list
+    void createMusreditStartupFile(); ///< create default musredit_startup.xml
 };
 
 #endif // _PADMIN_H_
diff --git a/src/musredit_qt5/musredit.pro b/src/musredit_qt5/musredit.pro
index eaf8062c..9d351027 100644
--- a/src/musredit_qt5/musredit.pro
+++ b/src/musredit_qt5/musredit.pro
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 TEMPLATE = app
 TARGET = musredit
 
-!exists( musredit_startup.xml ) {
-    error( "Configuration file musredit_startup.xml not found! Please configure musrfit first, before trying to install musredit!" )
-}
-
 # install path for musredit
 count( PREFIX, 1 ) {
     MUSREDIT_INSTALL_PATH = $${PREFIX}/bin
@@ -67,8 +63,6 @@ macx {
 unix:xml.path = $$(HOME)/.musrfit/musredit
 macx:xml.path = $$(HOME)/.musrfit/musredit
 win32:xml.path = c:/musrfit/bin
-xml.files = musredit_startup.xml
-INSTALLS += xml
 
 CONFIG += qt \
     warn_on \
@@ -84,6 +78,7 @@ QT += svg
 INCLUDEPATH += "../include"
 
 HEADERS = musredit.h \
+    musrfit-info.h \
     PHelp.h \
     PTextEdit.h \
     PSubTextEdit.h \
diff --git a/src/musredit_qt5/musredit_startup.xml.in b/src/musredit_qt5/musredit_startup.xml.in
deleted file mode 100644
index 0c0a859e..00000000
--- a/src/musredit_qt5/musredit_startup.xml.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,260 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<musredit_startup xmlns="http://lmu.web.psi.ch/musrfit/user/MUSR/MusrGui.html">
-  <comment>
-    This is handling default setting parameters for the musredit.
-  </comment>
-  <general>
-    <exec_path>@prefix@/bin</exec_path>
-    <default_save_path>./</default_save_path>
-    <msr_default_file_path>@DOCDIR@/templates</msr_default_file_path>
-    <timeout>3600</timeout>
-    <keep_minuit2_output>n</keep_minuit2_output>
-    <dump_ascii>n</dump_ascii>
-    <dump_root>n</dump_root>
-    <title_from_data_file>y</title_from_data_file>
-    <chisq_per_run_block>n</chisq_per_run_block>
-    <estimate_n0>y</estimate_n0>
-    <musrview_show_fourier>n</musrview_show_fourier>
-    <musrview_show_avg>n</musrview_show_avg>
-    <enable_musrt0>y</enable_musrt0>
-  </general>
-  <recent_files>
-    <path_file_name>/home/nemu/analysis/musrfit/doc/examples/test-histo-PSI-BIN.msr</path_file_name>
-  </recent_files>
-  <help_section>
-    <musr_web_main>file://@DOCDIR@/html/user/MUSR/MusrFit.html</musr_web_main>
-    <musr_web_title>file://@DOCDIR@/html/user/MUSR/MusrFit.html#TheTitle</musr_web_title>
-    <musr_web_parameters>file://@DOCDIR@/html/user/MUSR/MusrFit.html#TheFitparameterBlock</musr_web_parameters>
-    <musr_web_theory>file://@DOCDIR@/html/user/MUSR/MusrFit.html#TheTheoryBlock</musr_web_theory>
-    <musr_web_functions>file://@DOCDIR@/html/user/MUSR/MusrFit.html#TheFunctionsBlock</musr_web_functions>
-    <musr_web_run>file://@DOCDIR@/html/user/MUSR/MusrFit.html#TheRunBlock</musr_web_run>
-    <musr_web_command>file://@DOCDIR@/html/user/MUSR/MusrFit.html#TheCommandsBlock</musr_web_command>
-    <musr_web_fourier>file://@DOCDIR@/html/user/MUSR/MusrFit.html#TheFourierBlock</musr_web_fourier>
-    <musr_web_plot>file://@DOCDIR@/html/user/MUSR/MusrFit.html#ThePlotBlock</musr_web_plot>
-    <musr_web_statistic>file://@DOCDIR@/html/user/MUSR/MusrFit.html#TheStatisticBlock</musr_web_statistic>
-    <musr_web_msr2data>file://@DOCDIR@/html/user/MUSR/Msr2Data.html</musr_web_msr2data>
-    <musr_web_musrFT>file://@DOCDIR@/html/user/MUSR/MusrFit.html#A_2.3_musrFT</musr_web_musrFT>
-  </help_section>
-  <font_settings>
-    <font_name>Monospace</font_name>
-    <font_size>12</font_size>
-  </font_settings>
-  <msr_file_defaults>
-    <beamline>mue4</beamline>
-    <institute>psi</institute>
-    <file_format>root-npp</file_format>
-    <lifetime_correction>y</lifetime_correction>
-  </msr_file_defaults>
-  <msr2data_defaults>
-    <chain_fit>y</chain_fit>
-    <write_data_header>y</write_data_header>
-    <ignore_data_header_info>n</ignore_data_header_info>
-    <keep_minuit2_output>n</keep_minuit2_output>
-    <write_column_data>n</write_column_data>
-    <recreate_data_file>n</recreate_data_file>
-    <open_file_after_fitting>y</open_file_after_fitting>
-    <create_msr_file_only>n</create_msr_file_only>
-    <fit_only>n</fit_only>
-    <global>n</global>
-    <global_plus>n</global_plus>
-  </msr2data_defaults>
-  <func_pixmap_path>@DOCDIR@/latex_images</func_pixmap_path>
-  <theory_functions>
-    <func>
-      <name>asymmetry</name>
-      <comment></comment>
-      <label>Asymmetry</label>
-      <pixmap>asymmetry.png</pixmap>
-      <params>1</params>
-    </func>
-    <func>
-      <name>simplExpo</name>
-      <comment>(rate)</comment>
-      <label>simple Exp</label>
-      <pixmap>simpleExp.png</pixmap>
-      <params>1</params>
-    </func>
-    <func>
-      <name>generExpo</name>
-      <comment>(rate exponent)</comment>
-      <label>general Exp</label>
-      <pixmap>generalExp.png</pixmap>
-      <params>2</params>
-    </func>
-    <func>
-      <name>simpleGss</name>
-      <comment>(rate)</comment>
-      <label>simple Gauss</label>
-      <pixmap>simpleGauss.png</pixmap>
-      <params>1</params>
-    </func>
-    <func>
-      <name>statGssKT</name>
-      <comment>(rate)</comment>
-      <label>static Gauss KT</label>
-      <pixmap>statGssKT.png</pixmap>
-      <params>1</params>
-    </func>
-    <func>
-      <name>statGssKTLF</name>
-      <comment>(frequency damping)</comment>
-      <label>static Gauss KT LF</label>
-      <pixmap></pixmap>
-      <params>2</params>
-    </func>
-    <func>
-      <name>dynGssKTLF</name>
-      <comment>(frequency damping hopping-rate)</comment>
-      <label>dynamic Gauss KT LF</label>
-      <pixmap></pixmap>
-      <params>3</params>
-    </func>
-    <func>
-      <name>statExpKT</name>
-      <comment>(rate)</comment>
-      <label>static Lorentz KT</label>
-      <pixmap>statExpKT.png</pixmap>
-      <params>1</params>
-    </func>
-    <func>
-      <name>statExpKTLF</name>
-      <comment>(frequency damping)</comment>
-      <label>static Lorentz KT LF</label>
-      <pixmap></pixmap>
-      <params>2</params>
-    </func>
-    <func>
-      <name>dynExpKTLF</name>
-      <comment>(frequency damping hopping-rate)</comment>
-      <label>dynamic Lorentz KT LF</label>
-      <pixmap></pixmap>
-      <params>3</params>
-    </func>
-    <func>
-      <name>combiLGKT</name>
-      <comment>(lorentzRate gaussRate)</comment>
-      <label>combined Lorentz-Gauss KT</label>
-      <pixmap>combiLGKT.png</pixmap>
-      <params>2</params>
-    </func>
-    <func>
-      <name>strKT</name>
-      <comment>(rate beta)</comment>
-      <label>stretched Kubo-Toyabe</label>
-      <pixmap></pixmap>
-      <params>2</params>
-    </func>
-    <func>
-      <name>spinGlass</name>
-      <comment>(rate hopping-rate order)</comment>
-      <label>zero field spin glass function</label>
-      <pixmap></pixmap>
-      <params>3</params>
-    </func>
-    <func>
-      <name>rdAnisoHf</name>
-      <comment>(frequency rate)</comment>
-      <label>random anisotropic hyperfine function</label>
-      <pixmap></pixmap>
-      <params>2</params>
-    </func>
-    <func>
-      <name>abragam</name>
-      <comment>(rate hopping-rate)</comment>
-      <label>Abragam</label>
-      <pixmap>abragam.png</pixmap>
-      <params>2</params>
-    </func>
-    <func>
-      <name>TFieldCos</name>
-      <comment>(phase frequency)</comment>
-      <label>TF cos</label>
-      <pixmap>tfCos.png</pixmap>
-      <params>2</params>
-    </func>
-    <func>
-      <name>internFld</name>
-      <comment>(fraction phase frequency Trate Lrate)</comment>
-      <label>internal Lorentz field</label>
-      <pixmap>internalField.png</pixmap>
-      <params>5</params>
-    </func>
-    <func>
-      <name>internFldGK</name>
-      <comment>(fraction frequency Trate Lrate beta)</comment>
-      <label>internal field, Gaussian broadened</label>
-      <pixmap>internalFieldGK.png</pixmap>
-      <params>5</params>
-    </func>
-    <func>
-      <name>internFldLL</name>
-      <comment>(fraction frequency Trate Lrate)</comment>
-      <label>internal field, Lorentzian broadened</label>
-      <pixmap>internalFieldLL.png</pixmap>
-      <params>4</params>
-    </func>
-    <func>
-      <name>bessel</name>
-      <comment>(phase frequency)</comment>
-      <label>spherical Bessel 0th order</label>
-      <pixmap>bessel.png</pixmap>
-      <params>2</params>
-    </func>
-    <func>
-      <name>internBsl</name>
-      <comment>(fraction phase frequency Trate Lrate)</comment>
-      <label>static internal Bessel</label>
-      <pixmap>internalBessel.png</pixmap>
-      <params>5</params>
-    </func>
-    <func>
-      <name>skewedGss</name>
-      <comment>(phase frequency rate_m rate_p)</comment>
-      <label>skewed Gaussian</label>
-      <pixmap></pixmap>
-      <params>4</params>
-    </func>
-    <func>
-      <name>staticNKZF</name>
-      <comment>(damping_D0 R_b)</comment>
-      <label>static Noakes-Kalvius ZF</label>
-      <pixmap></pixmap>
-      <params>2</params>
-    </func>
-    <func>
-      <name>staticNKTF</name>
-      <comment>(phase frequency damping_D0 R_b)</comment>
-      <label>static Noakes-Kalvius TF</label>
-      <pixmap></pixmap>
-      <params>4</params>
-    </func>
-    <func>
-      <name>dynamicNKZF</name>
-      <comment>(damping_D0 R_b nu_c)</comment>
-      <label>dynamic Noakes-Kalvius ZF</label>
-      <pixmap></pixmap>
-      <params>3</params>
-    </func>
-    <func>
-      <name>dynamicNKTF</name>
-      <comment>(phase frequency damping_D0 R_b nu_c)</comment>
-      <label>dynamic Noakes-Kalvius TF</label>
-      <pixmap></pixmap>
-      <params>5</params>
-    </func>
-    <func>
-      <name>polynom</name>
-      <comment>(tshift p0 p1 ... pn)</comment>
-      <label>polynom</label>
-      <pixmap>polynom.png</pixmap>
-      <params>4</params>
-    </func> 
-    <func>
-      <name>userFcn</name>
-      <comment></comment>
-      <label>user function</label>
-      <pixmap></pixmap>
-      <params>0</params>
-    </func> 
-  </theory_functions>
-</musredit_startup>
diff --git a/src/musrfit_startup.xml b/src/musrfit_startup.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 3aa5ab57..00000000
--- a/src/musrfit_startup.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<musrfit xmlns="http://lmu.web.psi.ch/musrfit/user/MUSR/WebHome.html">
-    <comment>
-        Defines default settings for the musrfit package
-    </comment>
-    <data_path>/mnt/data/nemu/his</data_path>
-    <data_path>/mnt/data/nemu/wkm</data_path>
-    <data_path>/afs/psi.ch/project/nemu/data/his</data_path>
-    <data_path>/afs/psi.ch/project/nemu/data/wkm</data_path>
-    <data_path>/afs/psi.ch/project/bulkmusr/data/gps</data_path>
-    <data_path>/afs/psi.ch/project/bulkmusr/data/dolly</data_path>
-    <data_path>/afs/psi.ch/project/bulkmusr/data/gpd</data_path>
-    <data_path>/afs/psi.ch/project/bulkmusr/data/ltf</data_path>
-    <data_path>/afs/psi.ch/project/bulkmusr/data/alc</data_path>
-    <data_path>/afs/psi.ch/project/bulkmusr/data/hifi</data_path>
-    <data_path>/afs/psi.ch/project/bulkmusr/data/lem</data_path>
-    <fourier_settings>
-        <units>Gauss</units>
-        <fourier_power>0</fourier_power>
-        <apodization>none</apodization>
-        <plot>real_and_imag</plot>
-        <phase>0.0</phase>
-        <phase_increment>1.0</phase_increment>
-    </fourier_settings>
-    <root_settings>
-        <marker_list>
-            <!-- Root marker numbers -->
-            <marker>24</marker> <!-- open circle -->
-            <marker>25</marker> <!-- open square -->
-            <marker>26</marker> <!-- open triangle -->
-            <marker>27</marker> <!-- open diamond -->
-            <marker>28</marker> <!-- open cross -->
-            <marker>29</marker> <!-- full star -->
-            <marker>30</marker> <!-- open star -->
-            <marker>20</marker> <!-- full circle -->
-            <marker>21</marker> <!-- full square -->
-            <marker>22</marker> <!-- full triangle -->
-            <marker>23</marker> <!-- full triangle down -->
-            <marker>2</marker>  <!-- thin cross -->
-            <marker>3</marker>  <!-- thin star -->
-            <marker>5</marker>  <!-- thin x -->
-        </marker_list>
-        <color_list>
-            <!-- Color as RGB coded string -->
-            <color>0,0,0</color>      <!-- kBlack -->
-            <color>255,0,0</color>    <!-- kRed -->
-            <color>0,255,0</color>    <!-- kGreen -->
-            <color>0,0,255</color>    <!-- kBlue -->
-            <color>255,0,255</color>  <!-- kMagenta -->
-            <color>0,255,255</color>  <!-- kCyan -->
-            <color>153,0,255</color>  <!-- kViolet-3 -->
-            <color>102,102,51</color> <!-- kYellow-1 --> 
-            <color>51,102,51</color>  <!-- kGreen-1 -->
-            <color>153,0,0</color>    <!-- kRed+2 -->
-        </color_list>
-    </root_settings>
-</musrfit>