Search/index Word DOTM file content

We are unable to or locate body and header/footer contents on Word .DOTM files using Windows search. Assume that a new iFilter wold be required to do this. A few third party search/index tools exist, but none of them can open .DOTM
files.
We have adjusted all search/index options, no change in results. Does anyone have a suggestion?

do you use win7? see the thread, it maigt be helpful:
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-files/trying-a-windows-7-search-on-all-normaldotm-file/d4283cb8-1468-4842-a1b4-d91a7b270a03
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