diff --git a/lib/vagrant/guest/base.rb b/lib/vagrant/guest/base.rb
index aace3becb..10ed53c17 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/guest/base.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/guest/base.rb
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ module Vagrant
       #
       # If when this method returns, the machine's state isn't "powered_off,"
       # Vagrant will proceed to forcefully shut the machine down.
-      def halt; end
+      def halt
+        raise BaseError, :_key => :unsupported_halt
+      end
 
       # Mounts a shared folder. This method is called by the shared
       # folder action with an open SSH session (passed in as `ssh`).
@@ -60,11 +62,15 @@ module Vagrant
       # @param [String] name The name of the shared folder.
       # @param [String] guestpath The path on the machine which the user
       #   wants the folder mounted.
-      def mount_shared_folder(ssh, name, guestpath, owner, group); end
+      def mount_shared_folder(ssh, name, guestpath, owner, group)
+        raise BaseError, :_key => :unsupported_shared_folder
+      end
 
       # Mounts a shared folder via NFS. This assumes that the exports
       # via the host are already done.
-      def mount_nfs(ip, folders); end
+      def mount_nfs(ip, folders)
+        raise BaseError, :_key => :unsupported_nfs
+      end
 
       # Configures the given list of networks on the virtual machine.
       #
@@ -79,9 +85,14 @@ module Vagrant
       #   :interface => 1
       # }
       #
-      def configure_networks(networks); end
+      def configure_networks(networks)
+        raise BaseError, :_key => :unsupported_configure_networks
+      end
 
-      def change_host_name(name); end
+      # Called to change the hostname of the virtual machine.
+      def change_host_name(name)
+        raise BaseError, :_key => :unsupported_host_name
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/templates/locales/en.yml b/templates/locales/en.yml
index 4838b62b1..b84abde13 100644
--- a/templates/locales/en.yml
+++ b/templates/locales/en.yml
@@ -573,26 +573,43 @@ en:
 
     guest:
       base:
-        unsupported_bridged: |-
-          Bridged networking is very distro-specific. Vagrant has support for many
-          distros built-in: Debian, Ubuntu, Gentoo, and RedHat. The distro of your VM
-          couldn't be detected, or isn't supported for host only networking.
+        unsupported_configure_networks: |-
+          Networking features require support that is dependent on the operating
+          system running within the guest virtual machine. Vagrant has built-in support
+          for many operating systems: Debian, Ubuntu, Gentoo, and RedHat. The distro
+          of your VM couldn't be detected or doesn't support networking features.
 
           Most of the time this is simply due to the fact that no one has contributed
-          back the SSH commands necessary to set this up. Please report a bug and this
-          will be fixed for your distro.
-        unsupported_host_only: |-
-          Host only networking is very distro-specific. Vagrant has support for many
-          distros built-in: Debian, Ubuntu, Gentoo, and RedHat. The distro of your VM
-          couldn't be detected, or isn't supported for host only networking.
-
-          Most of the time this is simply due to the fact that no one has contributed
-          back the SSH commands necessary to set this up. Please report a bug and this
-          will be fixed for your distro.
+          back the logic necessary to set this up. Please report a bug as well as the
+          box you're using.
         unsupported_host_name: |-
           Setting host name is currently only supported on Debian, Ubuntu and RedHat.
           If you'd like your guest OS to be supported, please open a ticket on the
           project.
+        unsupported_nfs: |-
+          Vagrant doesn't support mounting NFS shared folders for your specific
+          guest operating system yet, or possibly couldn't properly detect the
+          operating system on the VM.
+
+          Most of the time this is simply due to the fact that no one has contributed
+          back the logic necessary to set this up. Please report a bug as well as the
+          box you're using.
+        unsupported_halt: |-
+          Vagrant doesn't support graceful shutdowns for your specific
+          guest operating system yet, or possibly couldn't properly detect the
+          operating system on the VM.
+
+          Most of the time this is simply due to the fact that no one has contributed
+          back the logic necessary to set this up. Please report a bug as well as the
+          box you're using.
+        unsupported_shared_folder: |-
+          Vagrant doesn't support mounting shared folders for your specific
+          guest operating system yet, or possibly couldn't properly detect the
+          operating system on the VM.
+
+          Most of the time this is simply due to the fact that no one has contributed
+          back the logic necessary to set this up. Please report a bug as well as the
+          box you're using.
       linux:
         attempting_halt: "Attempting graceful shutdown of linux..."
         mount_fail: "Failed to mount shared folders. `vboxsf` was not available."