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I am trying to use the MiTeC Windows Registry Recovery and am having trouble opening the files in the c:\windows\system32\config directory.  If I use Windows Explorer the files are there (e.g., DEFALUT file), I can see the files.  When I use the MiTeC program and go to open them, they do not show.  Is there a way to make them visible so I can open the various files in the directory?

As of this morning, I have not been offered any patches to Office 2016. There are several bugs that I hope will be fixed. The most irritating one is an error message whenever Outlook 2016 starts. I get the following message: “Either there is no default mail client or the current mail client cannot fulfill the messaging request. please run Microsoft Outlook and set it as the default mail client”. I also have a couple of Excel files that I have created myself that Excel won’t let me open except in “Protected View” — very irritating. I really regret upgrading to Office 2016.

In regards to using an app for searching, I have been using a product called X1 for years. As far as I know, it is based on an old Lotus product called Magellan which has long ago been discontinued. X1 is extremely fast and can search e-mail and file contents almost instantly. It is not free but I think it is only about $50. I use it every day to search my 25K mail messages in Outlook (stored locally in a PST file) as well as finding specific documents among the 50K+ I have on my system. The product has been updated to work with Windows 8.

	BEST UTILITIES Two apps for more powerful desktop searches
	By Nathan Segal Searching for a particular folder or file on a PC can be a real pain — especially when you run up against Windows’ built-in search limitations. If you’re looking for more comprehensive search capabilities, two third-party apps can help.

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