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diff --git a/src/engine/SCons/Tool/msvc.xml b/src/engine/SCons/Tool/msvc.xml
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--- a/src/engine/SCons/Tool/msvc.xml
+++ b/src/engine/SCons/Tool/msvc.xml
@@ -487,14 +487,14 @@ It was initially distributed with MSVS 2017. But can detect MSVC 2010 and newer
If &cv-VSWHERE; is set, SCons will use that location.
</para>
<para>
-Otherwise SCons will look in the following locations and set VSWHERE to the PATH <literal>vswhere.exe</literal>
-is located.
+Otherwise SCons will look in the following locations and set VSWHERE to the first directory <literal>vswhere.exe</literal>
+is found.
</para>
<para>
-Note that &cv-VSWHERE; must be set in when tool msvc is initialized. This is either in the call to
+Note that &cv-VSWHERE; must be set at the same time or prior to the msvc tool being initialized. So either set it as follows
<literal>Environment(VSWHERE='c:/my/path/to/vswhere')</literal> or
-if Environment created specifying not to automatically initialize any tools or tools which doesn't include msvc or MSVS
-such as <literal>Environment(Tools=[])</literal>
+if your Environment() is created specifying no tools <literal>tools=[]</literal> or with a list of tools not including msvs or msvc or mslink
+ such as <literal>Environment(Tools=[])</literal>
</para>