diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/rejview/Bundle.properties-MERGED b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/rejview/Bundle.properties-MERGED
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aabc24d2e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/rejview/Bundle.properties-MERGED
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+RejTreeValueNode.defaultValueName.text=(Default)
+RejTreeValueNode.failureValueName.text=PARSE FAILED
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/rejview/RegeditExeValueFormatter.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/rejview/RegeditExeValueFormatter.java
index f0aaa5a201..fcf2c97adc 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/rejview/RegeditExeValueFormatter.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/rejview/RegeditExeValueFormatter.java
@@ -95,4 +95,8 @@ class RegeditExeValueFormatter {
         }
         return sb.toString();
     }
+
+    private RegeditExeValueFormatter() {
+        //contrsuctor intentially left blank
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/rejview/RejTreeKeyNode.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/rejview/RejTreeKeyNode.java
index e6e19c6a15..101779f9e1 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/rejview/RejTreeKeyNode.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/rejview/RejTreeKeyNode.java
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.coreutils.Logger;
 
-class RejTreeKeyNode implements RejTreeNode {
+public class RejTreeKeyNode implements RejTreeNode {
 
     private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(RejTreeKeyNode.class.getName());
     private final RegistryKey _key;
 
-    RejTreeKeyNode(RegistryKey key) {
+    public RejTreeKeyNode(RegistryKey key) {
         this._key = key;
     }
 
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/rejview/RejTreeKeyView.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/rejview/RejTreeKeyView.java
index 83dce9c5a4..b92ef084ce 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/rejview/RejTreeKeyView.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/rejview/RejTreeKeyView.java
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@ import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
 import javax.swing.JTable;
 import javax.swing.SwingConstants;
 
-class RejTreeKeyView extends RejTreeNodeView {
+public class RejTreeKeyView extends RejTreeNodeView {
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
     private final RejTreeKeyNode _node;
 
-    RejTreeKeyView(RejTreeKeyNode node) {
+    public RejTreeKeyView(RejTreeKeyNode node) {
         super(new BorderLayout());
         this._node = node;
 
@@ -98,12 +98,10 @@ class RejTreeKeyView extends RejTreeNodeView {
                 data[i][2] = RegeditExeValueFormatter.format(val.getValue());
                 i++;
             }
-        } catch (RegistryParseException e) {
+        } catch (RegistryParseException | UnsupportedEncodingException e) {
             // TODO(wb): need to add some warning here...
             // not sure how to do it, though, since some data may have already been added
             // but not necessarily all of it
-        } catch (UnsupportedEncodingException e) {
-            // TODO(wb): need to add some warning here...
         }
 
         JTable table = new JTable(data, columnNames);
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/rejview/RejTreeNode.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/rejview/RejTreeNode.java
index 9a557f0929..33b379ace5 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/rejview/RejTreeNode.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/rejview/RejTreeNode.java
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@ import java.util.List;
  * model. It may describe both the contents of the node, and how it should be
  * displayed.
  */
-interface RejTreeNode {
+public interface RejTreeNode {
 
     @Override
-    abstract String toString();
+    public abstract String toString();
 
-    abstract boolean hasChildren();
+    public abstract boolean hasChildren();
 
-    abstract List<RejTreeNode> getChildren();
+    public abstract List<RejTreeNode> getChildren();
 
-    abstract RejTreeNodeView getView();
+    public abstract RejTreeNodeView getView();
 }
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/rejview/RejTreeNodeSelectionEvent.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/rejview/RejTreeNodeSelectionEvent.java
index d4470ab103..3409e0998d 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/rejview/RejTreeNodeSelectionEvent.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/rejview/RejTreeNodeSelectionEvent.java
@@ -21,15 +21,15 @@
  */
 package org.sleuthkit.autopsy.rejview;
 
-class RejTreeNodeSelectionEvent {
+public class RejTreeNodeSelectionEvent {
 
     private final RejTreeNode _node;
 
-    RejTreeNodeSelectionEvent(RejTreeNode n) {
+    public RejTreeNodeSelectionEvent(RejTreeNode n) {
         this._node = n;
     }
 
-    RejTreeNode getNode() {
+    public RejTreeNode getNode() {
         return this._node;
     }
 }
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/rejview/RejTreeNodeView.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/rejview/RejTreeNodeView.java
index 415f27b969..d1eaf06a5c 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/rejview/RejTreeNodeView.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/rejview/RejTreeNodeView.java
@@ -24,15 +24,15 @@ package org.sleuthkit.autopsy.rejview;
 import java.awt.LayoutManager;
 import javax.swing.JPanel;
 
-class RejTreeNodeView extends JPanel {
+public class RejTreeNodeView extends JPanel {
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
-    RejTreeNodeView() {
+    public RejTreeNodeView() {
         super();
     }
 
-    RejTreeNodeView(LayoutManager lm) {
+    public RejTreeNodeView(LayoutManager lm) {
         super(lm);
     }
 }
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/rejview/RejTreeValueNode.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/rejview/RejTreeValueNode.java
index 958788d2bb..a51e11bbca 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/rejview/RejTreeValueNode.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/rejview/RejTreeValueNode.java
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ import org.openide.util.NbBundle.Messages;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.coreutils.Logger;
 
-class RejTreeValueNode implements RejTreeNode {
+public class RejTreeValueNode implements RejTreeNode {
 
     private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(RejTreeValueNode.class.getName());
     private final RegistryValue _value;
 
-    RejTreeValueNode(RegistryValue value) {
+    public RejTreeValueNode(RegistryValue value) {
         this._value = value;
     }
 
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/rejview/RejTreeValueView.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/rejview/RejTreeValueView.java
index b108302a3b..6b003dbe94 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/rejview/RejTreeValueView.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/rejview/RejTreeValueView.java
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ import javax.swing.JLabel;
 import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
 import javax.swing.SwingConstants;
 
-class RejTreeValueView extends RejTreeNodeView {
+public class RejTreeValueView extends RejTreeNodeView {
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
     private final RejTreeValueNode _node;
 
-    RejTreeValueView(RejTreeValueNode node) {
+    public RejTreeValueView(RejTreeValueNode node) {
         super(new BorderLayout());
         this._node = node;