diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.jst.ws.consumption.ui/src/org/eclipse/jst/ws/internal/consumption/ui/common/DefaultingUtils.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.jst.ws.consumption.ui/src/org/eclipse/jst/ws/internal/consumption/ui/common/DefaultingUtils.java
index ec3795d..bba32af 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.jst.ws.consumption.ui/src/org/eclipse/jst/ws/internal/consumption/ui/common/DefaultingUtils.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.jst.ws.consumption.ui/src/org/eclipse/jst/ws/internal/consumption/ui/common/DefaultingUtils.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2006 IBM Corporation and others.
+ * Copyright (c) 2006, 2007 IBM Corporation and others.
  * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
  * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
  * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
@@ -10,12 +10,14 @@
  * yyyymmdd bug      Email and other contact information
  * -------- -------- -----------------------------------------------------------
  * 20060427   138058 joan@ca.ibm.com - Joan Haggarty
+ * 20070723   194434 kathy@ca.ibm.com - Kathy Chan, Check for non-existing EAR with content not deleted
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.jst.ws.internal.consumption.ui.common;
 
 import org.eclipse.core.resources.IProject;
 import org.eclipse.core.resources.ResourcesPlugin;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus;
+import org.eclipse.jem.util.emf.workbench.ProjectUtilities;
 import org.eclipse.jst.ws.internal.common.J2EEUtils;
 import org.eclipse.jst.ws.internal.common.ResourceUtils;
 import org.eclipse.wst.common.componentcore.resources.IVirtualComponent;
@@ -73,8 +75,27 @@
 			    }
 			}
 			
+			
+			String baseEARName = projectName + ResourceUtils.getDefaultEARExtension();
+			String earName = baseEARName;
+
+			boolean foundEAR = false;
+			int i = 1;
+			
+			while (!foundEAR) {
+				// 194434 - Check for non-existing EAR with contents that's not deleted previously
+				IStatus canCreateEARStatus = J2EEUtils.canCreateEAR(ProjectUtilities.getProject(earName));
+				if (canCreateEARStatus.isOK()) {
+					foundEAR = true;
+				} else {
+					earName = baseEARName + i;
+					i++;
+				}
+			}
+			
+			
 			//Step 2 - return project name with EAR on the end
-			return projectName + ResourceUtils.getDefaultEARExtension();			
+			return earName;			
 		}
 		
 		//Step 3 - return the default EAR project name
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.jst.ws.consumption.ui/src/org/eclipse/jst/ws/internal/consumption/ui/common/ValidationUtils.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.jst.ws.consumption.ui/src/org/eclipse/jst/ws/internal/consumption/ui/common/ValidationUtils.java
index f9a39b3..fe9ab22 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.jst.ws.consumption.ui/src/org/eclipse/jst/ws/internal/consumption/ui/common/ValidationUtils.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.jst.ws.consumption.ui/src/org/eclipse/jst/ws/internal/consumption/ui/common/ValidationUtils.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2004, 2006 IBM Corporation and others.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004, 2007 IBM Corporation and others.
  * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
  * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
  * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  * 20060427   138058 joan@ca.ibm.com - Joan Haggarty
  * 20060905   156230 kathy@ca.ibm.com - Kathy Chan, Handling projects with no target runtime
  * 20070119   159458 mahutch@ca.ibm.com - Mark Hutchinson
+ * 20070723   194434 kathy@ca.ibm.com - Kathy Chan, Check for non-existing EAR with content not deleted
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.jst.ws.internal.consumption.ui.common;
 
@@ -410,6 +411,13 @@
 			if (needEar) {
 				IProject project = ProjectUtilities.getProject(projectName);
 				IProject ep = ProjectUtilities.getProject(earProjectName);
+				
+				// 194434 - Check for non-existing EAR with contents that's not deleted previously
+				IStatus canCreateEARStatus = J2EEUtils.canCreateEAR(ep);
+				if (!canCreateEARStatus.isOK()) {
+					return canCreateEARStatus;
+				}
+			
 				if (project.exists() && ep.exists()) {
 					if (!J2EEUtils.isComponentAssociated(ep, project)) {
 						IStatus associateStatus = J2EEUtils.canAssociateProjectToEAR(project, ep);
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.jst.ws/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/bundles/org.eclipse.jst.ws/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index e30d7d2..a06fa29 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.jst.ws/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.jst.ws/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %PLUGIN_NAME
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jst.ws
-Bundle-Version: 1.0.104.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 1.0.105.qualifier
 Bundle-Activator: org.eclipse.jst.ws.internal.plugin.WebServicePlugin
 Bundle-Vendor: %PLUGIN_PROVIDER
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.jst.ws/src/org/eclipse/jst/ws/internal/common/J2EEUtils.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.jst.ws/src/org/eclipse/jst/ws/internal/common/J2EEUtils.java
index e513d73..a20bf41 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.jst.ws/src/org/eclipse/jst/ws/internal/common/J2EEUtils.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.jst.ws/src/org/eclipse/jst/ws/internal/common/J2EEUtils.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2000, 2006 IBM Corporation and others.
+ * Copyright (c) 2000, 2007 IBM Corporation and others.
  * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
  * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
  * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
  * 20060329   128069 rsinha@ca.ibm.com - Rupam Kuehner
  * 20060503   126819 rsinha@ca.ibm.com - Rupam Kuehner
  * 20060524   131132 mahutch@ca.ibm.com - Mark Hutchinson
+ * 20070723   194434 kathy@ca.ibm.com - Kathy Chan, Check for non-existing EAR with content not deleted
  *******************************************************************************/
 
 package org.eclipse.jst.ws.internal.common;
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.core.resources.IFolder;
 import org.eclipse.core.resources.IProject;
 import org.eclipse.core.resources.IResource;
+import org.eclipse.core.resources.ResourcesPlugin;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus;
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.wst.common.environment.ILog;
 import org.eclipse.wst.common.frameworks.datamodel.DataModelFactory;
 import org.eclipse.wst.common.frameworks.datamodel.IDataModel;
+import org.eclipse.wst.common.frameworks.internal.operations.ProjectCreationDataModelProviderNew;
 import org.eclipse.wst.common.project.facet.core.IFacetedProject;
 import org.eclipse.wst.common.project.facet.core.IProjectFacet;
 import org.eclipse.wst.common.project.facet.core.IProjectFacetVersion;
@@ -1404,4 +1407,16 @@
 		return (IFolder)J2EEProjectUtilities.getOutputContainers(component.getProject())[0];
 	}
 	
+	// 194434 - Check for non-existing EAR with contents that's not deleted previously
+	public static IStatus canCreateEAR(IProject earProject)
+    {
+		IStatus status = Status.OK_STATUS;
+		if( !earProject.exists() ){
+			IPath path = ResourcesPlugin.getWorkspace().getRoot().getLocation();
+			path = path.append(earProject.getName());
+			status = ProjectCreationDataModelProviderNew.validateExisting(earProject.getName(), path.toOSString());
+		}
+		return status;
+    }
+	
 }