diff --git a/AutoTypeSearch/AutoTypeSearch.csproj b/AutoTypeSearch/AutoTypeSearch.csproj
index a211b89..c8bfca1 100755
--- a/AutoTypeSearch/AutoTypeSearch.csproj
+++ b/AutoTypeSearch/AutoTypeSearch.csproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project ToolsVersion="12.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props" Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup>
@@ -44,12 +44,15 @@
     </Otherwise>
   </Choose>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <Reference Include="KeePass">
+    <Reference Include="KeePass, Version=2.44.0.19625, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=fed2ed7716aecf5c, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
       <HintPath>..\keepass_portable\KeePass.exe</HintPath>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Data" />
     <Reference Include="System.Drawing" />
     <Reference Include="System.Windows.Forms" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="Actions.cs" />

diff --git a/AutoTypeSearch/AutoTypeSearch.csproj b/AutoTypeSearch/AutoTypeSearch.csproj
index a211b89..c8bfca1 100755
--- a/AutoTypeSearch/AutoTypeSearch.csproj
+++ b/AutoTypeSearch/AutoTypeSearch.csproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project ToolsVersion="12.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props" Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup>
@@ -44,12 +44,15 @@
     </Otherwise>
   </Choose>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <Reference Include="KeePass">
+    <Reference Include="KeePass, Version=2.44.0.19625, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=fed2ed7716aecf5c, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
       <HintPath>..\keepass_portable\KeePass.exe</HintPath>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Data" />
     <Reference Include="System.Drawing" />
     <Reference Include="System.Windows.Forms" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="Actions.cs" />
diff --git a/AutoTypeSearch/Options.Designer.cs b/AutoTypeSearch/Options.Designer.cs
index 8844dbd..a307033 100755
--- a/AutoTypeSearch/Options.Designer.cs
+++ b/AutoTypeSearch/Options.Designer.cs
@@ -341,9 +341,6 @@
             this.mAdditionalSequences.DrawMode = System.Windows.Forms.DrawMode.OwnerDrawFixed;
             this.mAdditionalSequences.FormattingEnabled = true;
             this.mAdditionalSequences.ItemHeight = 20;
-            this.mAdditionalSequences.Items.AddRange(new object[] {
-            "+ new sequence",
-            "+ new sequence"});
             this.mAdditionalSequences.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(6, 87);
             this.mAdditionalSequences.Name = "mAdditionalSequences";
             this.mAdditionalSequences.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(744, 104);

diff --git a/AutoTypeSearch/AutoTypeSearch.csproj b/AutoTypeSearch/AutoTypeSearch.csproj
index a211b89..c8bfca1 100755
--- a/AutoTypeSearch/AutoTypeSearch.csproj
+++ b/AutoTypeSearch/AutoTypeSearch.csproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project ToolsVersion="12.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props" Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup>
@@ -44,12 +44,15 @@
     </Otherwise>
   </Choose>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <Reference Include="KeePass">
+    <Reference Include="KeePass, Version=2.44.0.19625, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=fed2ed7716aecf5c, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
       <HintPath>..\keepass_portable\KeePass.exe</HintPath>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Data" />
     <Reference Include="System.Drawing" />
     <Reference Include="System.Windows.Forms" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="Actions.cs" />
diff --git a/AutoTypeSearch/Options.Designer.cs b/AutoTypeSearch/Options.Designer.cs
index 8844dbd..a307033 100755
--- a/AutoTypeSearch/Options.Designer.cs
+++ b/AutoTypeSearch/Options.Designer.cs
@@ -341,9 +341,6 @@
             this.mAdditionalSequences.DrawMode = System.Windows.Forms.DrawMode.OwnerDrawFixed;
             this.mAdditionalSequences.FormattingEnabled = true;
             this.mAdditionalSequences.ItemHeight = 20;
-            this.mAdditionalSequences.Items.AddRange(new object[] {
-            "+ new sequence",
-            "+ new sequence"});
             this.mAdditionalSequences.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(6, 87);
             this.mAdditionalSequences.Name = "mAdditionalSequences";
             this.mAdditionalSequences.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(744, 104);
diff --git a/AutoTypeSearch/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs b/AutoTypeSearch/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
index c67dd88..5ad9f00 100755
--- a/AutoTypeSearch/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
+++ b/AutoTypeSearch/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
@@ -217,6 +217,8 @@
         
         [global::System.Configuration.UserScopedSettingAttribute()]
         [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute()]
+        [global::System.Configuration.DefaultSettingValueAttribute("<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-16\"?>\r\n<ArrayOfString xmlns:xsi=\"http://www.w3." +
+            "org/2001/XMLSchema-instance\" xmlns:xsd=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema\" />")]
         public global::System.Collections.Specialized.StringCollection AdditionalCustomSequences {
             get {
                 return ((global::System.Collections.Specialized.StringCollection)(this["AdditionalCustomSequences"]));

diff --git a/AutoTypeSearch/AutoTypeSearch.csproj b/AutoTypeSearch/AutoTypeSearch.csproj
index a211b89..c8bfca1 100755
--- a/AutoTypeSearch/AutoTypeSearch.csproj
+++ b/AutoTypeSearch/AutoTypeSearch.csproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project ToolsVersion="12.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props" Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup>
@@ -44,12 +44,15 @@
     </Otherwise>
   </Choose>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <Reference Include="KeePass">
+    <Reference Include="KeePass, Version=2.44.0.19625, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=fed2ed7716aecf5c, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
       <HintPath>..\keepass_portable\KeePass.exe</HintPath>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Data" />
     <Reference Include="System.Drawing" />
     <Reference Include="System.Windows.Forms" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="Actions.cs" />
diff --git a/AutoTypeSearch/Options.Designer.cs b/AutoTypeSearch/Options.Designer.cs
index 8844dbd..a307033 100755
--- a/AutoTypeSearch/Options.Designer.cs
+++ b/AutoTypeSearch/Options.Designer.cs
@@ -341,9 +341,6 @@
             this.mAdditionalSequences.DrawMode = System.Windows.Forms.DrawMode.OwnerDrawFixed;
             this.mAdditionalSequences.FormattingEnabled = true;
             this.mAdditionalSequences.ItemHeight = 20;
-            this.mAdditionalSequences.Items.AddRange(new object[] {
-            "+ new sequence",
-            "+ new sequence"});
             this.mAdditionalSequences.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(6, 87);
             this.mAdditionalSequences.Name = "mAdditionalSequences";
             this.mAdditionalSequences.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(744, 104);
diff --git a/AutoTypeSearch/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs b/AutoTypeSearch/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
index c67dd88..5ad9f00 100755
--- a/AutoTypeSearch/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
+++ b/AutoTypeSearch/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
@@ -217,6 +217,8 @@
         
         [global::System.Configuration.UserScopedSettingAttribute()]
         [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute()]
+        [global::System.Configuration.DefaultSettingValueAttribute("<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-16\"?>\r\n<ArrayOfString xmlns:xsi=\"http://www.w3." +
+            "org/2001/XMLSchema-instance\" xmlns:xsd=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema\" />")]
         public global::System.Collections.Specialized.StringCollection AdditionalCustomSequences {
             get {
                 return ((global::System.Collections.Specialized.StringCollection)(this["AdditionalCustomSequences"]));
diff --git a/AutoTypeSearch/Properties/Settings.settings b/AutoTypeSearch/Properties/Settings.settings
index cc9af5a..e0ee728 100755
--- a/AutoTypeSearch/Properties/Settings.settings
+++ b/AutoTypeSearch/Properties/Settings.settings
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@
       <Value Profile="(Default)">None</Value>
     </Setting>
     <Setting Name="AdditionalCustomSequences" Type="System.Collections.Specialized.StringCollection" Scope="User">
-      <Value Profile="(Default)" />
+      <Value Profile="(Default)">&lt;?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?&gt;
+&lt;ArrayOfString xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" /&gt;</Value>
     </Setting>
   </Settings>
 </SettingsFile>
\ No newline at end of file

diff --git a/AutoTypeSearch/AutoTypeSearch.csproj b/AutoTypeSearch/AutoTypeSearch.csproj
index a211b89..c8bfca1 100755
--- a/AutoTypeSearch/AutoTypeSearch.csproj
+++ b/AutoTypeSearch/AutoTypeSearch.csproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project ToolsVersion="12.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props" Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup>
@@ -44,12 +44,15 @@
     </Otherwise>
   </Choose>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <Reference Include="KeePass">
+    <Reference Include="KeePass, Version=2.44.0.19625, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=fed2ed7716aecf5c, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
       <HintPath>..\keepass_portable\KeePass.exe</HintPath>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Data" />
     <Reference Include="System.Drawing" />
     <Reference Include="System.Windows.Forms" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="Actions.cs" />
diff --git a/AutoTypeSearch/Options.Designer.cs b/AutoTypeSearch/Options.Designer.cs
index 8844dbd..a307033 100755
--- a/AutoTypeSearch/Options.Designer.cs
+++ b/AutoTypeSearch/Options.Designer.cs
@@ -341,9 +341,6 @@
             this.mAdditionalSequences.DrawMode = System.Windows.Forms.DrawMode.OwnerDrawFixed;
             this.mAdditionalSequences.FormattingEnabled = true;
             this.mAdditionalSequences.ItemHeight = 20;
-            this.mAdditionalSequences.Items.AddRange(new object[] {
-            "+ new sequence",
-            "+ new sequence"});
             this.mAdditionalSequences.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(6, 87);
             this.mAdditionalSequences.Name = "mAdditionalSequences";
             this.mAdditionalSequences.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(744, 104);
diff --git a/AutoTypeSearch/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs b/AutoTypeSearch/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
index c67dd88..5ad9f00 100755
--- a/AutoTypeSearch/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
+++ b/AutoTypeSearch/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
@@ -217,6 +217,8 @@
         
         [global::System.Configuration.UserScopedSettingAttribute()]
         [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute()]
+        [global::System.Configuration.DefaultSettingValueAttribute("<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-16\"?>\r\n<ArrayOfString xmlns:xsi=\"http://www.w3." +
+            "org/2001/XMLSchema-instance\" xmlns:xsd=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema\" />")]
         public global::System.Collections.Specialized.StringCollection AdditionalCustomSequences {
             get {
                 return ((global::System.Collections.Specialized.StringCollection)(this["AdditionalCustomSequences"]));
diff --git a/AutoTypeSearch/Properties/Settings.settings b/AutoTypeSearch/Properties/Settings.settings
index cc9af5a..e0ee728 100755
--- a/AutoTypeSearch/Properties/Settings.settings
+++ b/AutoTypeSearch/Properties/Settings.settings
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@
       <Value Profile="(Default)">None</Value>
     </Setting>
     <Setting Name="AdditionalCustomSequences" Type="System.Collections.Specialized.StringCollection" Scope="User">
-      <Value Profile="(Default)" />
+      <Value Profile="(Default)">&lt;?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?&gt;
+&lt;ArrayOfString xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" /&gt;</Value>
     </Setting>
   </Settings>
 </SettingsFile>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/AutoTypeSearch/app.config b/AutoTypeSearch/app.config
index 1370758..39f1c90 100755
--- a/AutoTypeSearch/app.config
+++ b/AutoTypeSearch/app.config
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@
             <setting name="ShowHotKey" serializeAs="String">
                 <value>None</value>
             </setting>
+            <setting name="AdditionalCustomSequences" serializeAs="Xml">
+                <value>
+                    <ArrayOfString xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+                        xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
+                </value>
+            </setting>
         </AutoTypeSearch.Properties.Settings>
     </userSettings>
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file