diff --git a/wp-admin/export.php b/wp-admin/export.php
index 3942aba89..1a35e51fc 100644
--- a/wp-admin/export.php
+++ b/wp-admin/export.php
@@ -30,10 +30,20 @@ function export_wp() {
 header('Content-Description: File Transfer');
 header('Content-Type: application/octet-stream');
 header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=$filename");
-header('Content-type: text/xml; charset=' . get_option('blog_charset'), true);
+header('Content-type: text/wxr+xml; charset=' . get_option('blog_charset'), true);
 //$posts = query_posts('');
 $posts = $wpdb->get_results("SELECT * FROM $wpdb->posts ORDER BY post_date_gmt ASC");
 ?>
+<!-- This is a WordPress eXtended RSS file generated by WordPress as an export of your blog. -->
+<!-- It contains information about your blog's posts, comments, and categories. -->
+<!-- You may use this file to transfer that content from one site to another. -->
+<!-- To import this information into a WordPress blog, -->
+<!-- 1. Log into that blog as an administrator -->
+<!-- 2. Go to Manage: Import in the blog's admin panels -->
+<!-- 3. Choose "WordPress" from the list -->
+<!-- 4. Upload this file using the form provided on that page -->
+<!-- You will be taken through the simple import procedure. -->
+
 <!-- generator="wordpress/<?php bloginfo_rss('version') ?>" created="<?php echo date('Y-m-d H:m'); ?>"-->
 <rss version="2.0" 
 	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
@@ -105,4 +115,4 @@ if ( $comments ) { foreach ( $comments as $c ) { ?>
 }
 
 include ('admin-footer.php');
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>