Microsoft Search "Alex" <aph[ at ]hotmail.co.uk> 09.07.2007 14:23:34 Hi On an SBS2003 premoum server. I note that in Services, Microsoft Search is set to Automatic start, yet if i try and click Start, I am getting an error message: Could not start the Search on the Local Computer - Error 2, could not find the file specified File C:\program Files\Common Files\MSSEarch\BIN\mssearch.exe is on the computer. i looked at the System Event and found an error 7023. Following the help I ran sc query microsoft search from the command line. This tells me that the specified service does not exist as an installed service. Can anyone advise me what to do next please? Thanks A

RE: Microsoft Search v-robeli[ at ]online.microsoft.com (Robert Li [MSFT]) 10.07.2007 04:52:25 Hello Alex, Thanks for posting in our newsgroup. From your description, I know that when you start Microsoft Search service, you get error message: Could not start the Search on the Local Computer - Error 2, could not find the file specified If I am off-base, please don't hesitate to let me know. First, the mssearch services may be corrupted, if the problem cannot be resolved at last, we need to reinstall some component or the system. Thanks for your understanding. Based on my research, please take the following steps to see if the problem can be resolved: Step 1: By default mssearch.exe locates at File C:\program Files\Common Files\System\MSSEarch\BIN. But you found that is in File C:\program Files\Common Files\MSSEarch\BIN. Please copy the mssearch.exe to C:\program Files\Common Files\System\MSSEarch\BIN and try again. Step 2: Please make a clean boot to make sure the problem is not caused third party software: 1. Click Start->Run...->type msconfig and press Enter. 2. Click Services tab and select Hide All Microsoft Services and Disable All third party Services. 3. Click Startup tab and Disable All startup items. 4. Click OK and choose Restart. 5. After reboot, check whether the problem still occurs. 6. If there are no more problems, please use the above steps to enable services and startup items one by one in order to figure out the root cause of this issue. If the problem persists, please help me collect the following information for further research: Please save the related event in Application Log of Event Viewer and send to me. Please send the information to v-robeli[ at ]microsoft.com with subject: 39830070-Microsoft Search. I am looking forward to hear from you. If you need further assistance, please don't hesitate to let me know. Best regards, Robert Li(MSFT) Microsoft CSS Online Newsgroup Support Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security ===================================================== This newsgroup only focuses on SBS technical issues. If you have issues regarding other Microsoft products, you'd better post in the corresponding newsgroups so that they can be resolved in an efficient and timely manner. You can locate the newsgroup here: http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx When opening a new thread via the web interface, we recommend you check the "Notify me of replies" box to receive e-mail notifications when there are any updates in your thread. When responding to posts via your newsreader, please "Reply to Group" so that others may learn and benefit from your issue. Microsoft engineers can only focus on one issue per thread. Although we provide other information for your reference, we recommend you post different incidents in different threads to keep the thread clean. In doing so, it will ensure your issues are resolved in a timely manner. For urgent issues, you may want to contact Microsoft CSS directly. Please check http://support.microsoft.com for regional support phone numbers. Any input or comments in this thread are highly appreciated. ===================================================== This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. -------------------- <From: "Alex" <aph[ at ]hotmail.co.uk> <Subject: Microsoft Search <Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2007 15:23:34 +0100 <Lines: 20 <X-Priority: 3 <X-MSMail-Priority: Normal <X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 <X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original <X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3138 <Message-ID: <u6RL9SjwHHA.3444[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl> <Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs <NNTP-Posting-Host: post.modburygroup.co.uk 82.152.16.178 <Path: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP01.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl <Xref: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs:49153 <X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs < <Hi < <On an SBS2003 premoum server. I note that in Services, Microsoft Search is <set to Automatic start, yet if i try and click Start, I am getting an error <message: Could not start the Search on the Local Computer - Error 2, could <not find the file specified < <File C:\program Files\Common Files\MSSEarch\BIN\mssearch.exe is on the <computer. <i looked at the System Event and found an error 7023. Following the help <I ran sc query microsoft search from the command line. <This tells me that the specified service does not exist as an installed <service. < <Can anyone advise me what to do next please? < <Thanks <A < < <

Re: Microsoft Search "Alex" <aph[ at ]hotmail.co.uk> 11.07.2007 07:52:15 Hi Robert Thank you for your post - regret to advise that your suggesions didn't make any difference. I have also undertaken the following: I downloaded SQL Server 2000 SP4 and reinstalled. This has had the fefect that I now see MSSEarch in the SQL Service Manager listof services, whereas it wasn't there earlier. I have also renamed the mssearch.exe file and copied a known working copy of the file from our secondary server, but that has made no difference. I have found a KB article 827449 and wonde rif I should follow these instructions and manually reinstall the Microsoft search service? I have also noticed that when looking at the properties of the Exchange Server, I clicked on the Full-Text Indexing tab and immediately got an error: The RPC Server is unavailable. However I am not sure if I am getting that as a result of the MS Search service not being started. Regards Alex

Re: Microsoft Search v-robeli[ at ]online.microsoft.com (Robert Li [MSFT]) 12.07.2007 12:18:16 From: Robert Li (CS&S) Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2007 8:08 PM To: 'aph[ at ]misnet.co.uk' Subject: RE: 39830070-Microsoft Search Hi Alex, Thanks for your reply. I research the two logs and found the following file are not found. C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\MSSearch\Bin\mssearch.exe.Manifest NOT FOUND C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\MSSearch\Bin\mssearch.exe.Local C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\MSSearch\Bin\xpsp2res.dll C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\MSSearch\Bin\xpsp2res.dll C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\MSSearch\Bin\msapsspc.dll C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\MSSearch\Bin\msapsspc.dll C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\MSSearch\Bin\schannel.dll C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\MSSearch\Bin\xpsp2res.dll NOT FOUND Attributes: Error 276 13:06:20 mssearch.exe:7924 QUERY INFORMATION C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\MSSearch\Bin\msapsspc.dll NOT FOUND Attributes: Error 277 13:06:20 mssearch.exe:7924 QUERY INFORMATION C:\WINDOWS\system32\msapsspc.dll SUCCESS Attributes: N 278 13:06:20 mssearch.exe:7924 QUERY INFORMATION C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\MSSearch\Bin\schannel.dll NOT FOUND Attributes: Error 279 13:06:20 mssearch.exe:7924 QUERY INFORMATION C:\WINDOWS\system32\schannel.dll SUCCESS Attributes: A 280 13:06:20 mssearch.exe:7924 QUERY INFORMATION C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\MSSearch\Bin\digest.dll NOT FOUND Attributes: Error 281 13:06:20 mssearch.exe:7924 QUERY INFORMATION C:\WINDOWS\system32\digest.dll SUCCESS Attributes: N 282 13:06:20 mssearch.exe:7924 QUERY INFORMATION C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\MSSearch\Bin\msnsspc.dll NOT FOUND Attributes: Error 283 13:06:20 mssearch.exe:7924 QUERY INFORMATION C:\WINDOWS\system32\msnsspc.dll SUCCESS Attributes: N 284 13:06:20 mssearch.exe:7924 QUERY INFORMATION C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\MSSearch\Bin\pwdssp.dll NOT FOUND Attributes: Error 285 13:06:20 mssearch.exe:7924 QUERY INFORMATION C:\WINDOWS\system32\pwdssp.dll SUCCESS Attributes: N 286 13:06:20 mssearch.exe:7924 QUERY INFORMATION C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\MSSearch\Bin\CLBCatQ.DLL NOT FOUND Attributes: Error 287 13:06:20 mssearch.exe:7924 QUERY INFORMATION C:\WINDOWS\system32\CLBCatQ.DLL SUCCESS Attributes: N 290 13:06:20 mssearch.exe:7924 QUERY INFORMATION C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\MSSearch\Bin\COMRes.dll NOT FOUND Attributes: Error We can replace the problematic files one by one, but an easier way is to replace the whole folder. Please rename C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\MSSearch\Bin as C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\MSSearch\Binold. Unzip all the file I attached to C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\MSSearch\Bin. Run the following command to register and all the dlls in C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\MSSearch\Bin and try again. For example: Regsvr32 xpsp2res.dll Regsvr32 msapsspc.dll I am looking forward to hear from you. If you need further assistance, please don't hesitate to let me know. Best regards, Robert Li(MSFT) Microsoft CSS Online Newsgroup Support Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security ===================================================== This newsgroup only focuses on SBS technical issues. If you have issues regarding other Microsoft products, you'd better post in the corresponding newsgroups so that they can be resolved in an efficient and timely manner. You can locate the newsgroup here: http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx When opening a new thread via the web interface, we recommend you check the "Notify me of replies" box to receive e-mail notifications when there are any updates in your thread. When responding to posts via your newsreader, please "Reply to Group" so that others may learn and benefit from your issue. Microsoft engineers can only focus on one issue per thread. Although we provide other information for your reference, we recommend you post different incidents in different threads to keep the thread clean. In doing so, it will ensure your issues are resolved in a timely manner. For urgent issues, you may want to contact Microsoft CSS directly. Please check http://support.microsoft.com for regional support phone numbers. Any input or comments in this thread are highly appreciated. ===================================================== This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. -------------------- <From: "Alex" <aph[ at ]hotmail.co.uk> <References: <u6RL9SjwHHA.3444[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl> <URdKi4qwHHA.4308[ at ]TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl> <Subject: Re: Microsoft Search <Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 08:52:15 +0100 <Lines: 26 <X-Priority: 3 <X-MSMail-Priority: Normal <X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 <X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3138 <X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original <Message-ID: <uDgOoB5wHHA.4736[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl> <Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs <NNTP-Posting-Host: post.modburygroup.co.uk 82.152.16.178 <Path: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP01.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl <Xref: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs:49652 <X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs < <Hi Robert < <Thank you for your post - regret to advise that your suggesions didn't make <any difference. < <I have also undertaken the following: <I downloaded SQL Server 2000 SP4 and reinstalled. This has had the fefect <that I now see MSSEarch in the SQL Service Manager listof services, whereas <it wasn't there earlier. < <I have also renamed the mssearch.exe file and copied a known working copy of <the file from our secondary server, but that has made no difference. < <I have found a KB article 827449 and wonde rif I should follow these <instructions and manually reinstall the Microsoft search service? < <I have also noticed that when looking at the properties of the Exchange <Server, I clicked on the Full-Text Indexing tab and immediately got an <error: The RPC Server is unavailable. However I am not sure if I am <getting that as a result of the MS Search service not being started. < <Regards < <Alex < < <

Re: Microsoft Search v-robeli[ at ]online.microsoft.com (Robert Li [MSFT]) 12.07.2007 12:18:29 Best regards, Robert Li(MSFT) Microsoft CSS Online Newsgroup Support Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security ===================================================== This newsgroup only focuses on SBS technical issues. If you have issues regarding other Microsoft products, you'd better post in the corresponding newsgroups so that they can be resolved in an efficient and timely manner. You can locate the newsgroup here: http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx When opening a new thread via the web interface, we recommend you check the "Notify me of replies" box to receive e-mail notifications when there are any updates in your thread. When responding to posts via your newsreader, please "Reply to Group" so that others may learn and benefit from your issue. Microsoft engineers can only focus on one issue per thread. Although we provide other information for your reference, we recommend you post different incidents in different threads to keep the thread clean. In doing so, it will ensure your issues are resolved in a timely manner. For urgent issues, you may want to contact Microsoft CSS directly. Please check http://support.microsoft.com for regional support phone numbers. Any input or comments in this thread are highly appreciated. ===================================================== This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. -------------------- <From: "Alex" <aph[ at ]hotmail.co.uk> <References: <u6RL9SjwHHA.3444[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl> <URdKi4qwHHA.4308[ at ]TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl> <Subject: Re: Microsoft Search <Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 08:52:15 +0100 <Lines: 26 <X-Priority: 3 <X-MSMail-Priority: Normal <X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 <X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3138 <X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original <Message-ID: <uDgOoB5wHHA.4736[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl> <Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs <NNTP-Posting-Host: post.modburygroup.co.uk 82.152.16.178 <Path: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP01.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl <Xref: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs:49652 <X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs < <Hi Robert < <Thank you for your post - regret to advise that your suggesions didn't make <any difference. < <I have also undertaken the following: <I downloaded SQL Server 2000 SP4 and reinstalled. This has had the fefect <that I now see MSSEarch in the SQL Service Manager listof services, whereas <it wasn't there earlier. < <I have also renamed the mssearch.exe file and copied a known working copy of <the file from our secondary server, but that has made no difference. < <I have found a KB article 827449 and wonde rif I should follow these <instructions and manually reinstall the Microsoft search service? < <I have also noticed that when looking at the properties of the Exchange <Server, I clicked on the Full-Text Indexing tab and immediately got an <error: The RPC Server is unavailable. However I am not sure if I am <getting that as a result of the MS Search service not being started. < <Regards < <Alex < < <

Re: Microsoft Search v-robeli[ at ]online.microsoft.com (Robert Li [MSFT]) 13.07.2007 10:37:06 Hi, Thanks for your reply. Please run the following command: cd C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\MSSearch\Bin Regsvr32 msscntrs.dll Regsvr32 msserror.dll Regsvr32 mssmmcsi.dll Regsvr32 mssmsg.dll Regsvr32 mssmulpi.dll Regsvr32 mssph.dll Regsvr32 mssrch.dll Regsvr32 msstools.dll Regsvr32 mssws.dll Regsvr32 nlhtml.dll Regsvr32 objcreat.dll Regsvr32 offfilt.dll Regsvr32 propdefs.dll Regsvr32 query.dll Regsvr32 srchadm.dll Regsvr32 srchidx.dll Regsvr32 tquery.dll Most of the dils can be register successfully. You will see two warnings that "DllRegisterServer entry point was not found". That expected behavior, I consulted the performance Team and came to know that these Dll files are designed in such an order that this cannot be Registered. Then restart Microsoft Search and see if the problem can be resolved. Best regards, Robert Li(MSFT) Microsoft CSS Online Newsgroup Support Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security ===================================================== This newsgroup only focuses on SBS technical issues. If you have issues regarding other Microsoft products, you'd better post in the corresponding newsgroups so that they can be resolved in an efficient and timely manner. You can locate the newsgroup here: http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx When opening a new thread via the web interface, we recommend you check the "Notify me of replies" box to receive e-mail notifications when there are any updates in your thread. When responding to posts via your newsreader, please "Reply to Group" so that others may learn and benefit from your issue. Microsoft engineers can only focus on one issue per thread. Although we provide other information for your reference, we recommend you post different incidents in different threads to keep the thread clean. In doing so, it will ensure your issues are resolved in a timely manner. For urgent issues, you may want to contact Microsoft CSS directly. Please check http://support.microsoft.com for regional support phone numbers. Any input or comments in this thread are highly appreciated. ===================================================== This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. -------------------- <X-Tomcat-ID: 181573889 <References: <u6RL9SjwHHA.3444[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl> <URdKi4qwHHA.4308[ at ]TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl> <uDgOoB5wHHA.4736[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl> <MIME-Version: 1.0 <Content-Type: text/plain <Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <From: v-robeli[ at ]online.microsoft.com (Robert Li [MSFT]) <Organization: Microsoft <Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 12:18:29 GMT <Subject: Re: Microsoft Search <X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs <Message-ID: <T1GFI7HxHHA.5848[ at ]TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl> <Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs <Lines: 82 <Path: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl <Xref: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs:49948 <NNTP-Posting-Host: tomcatimport2.phx.gbl 10.201.218.182 < < <Best regards, < <Robert Li(MSFT) < <Microsoft CSS Online Newsgroup Support < <Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security < <===================================================== < <This newsgroup only focuses on SBS technical issues. If you have issues <regarding other Microsoft products, you'd better post in the corresponding <newsgroups so that they can be resolved in an efficient and timely manner. <You can locate the newsgroup here: <http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx < <When opening a new thread via the web interface, we recommend you check the <"Notify me of replies" box to receive e-mail notifications when there are <any updates in your thread. When responding to posts via your newsreader, <please "Reply to Group" so that others may learn and benefit from your <issue. < <Microsoft engineers can only focus on one issue per thread. Although we <provide other information for your reference, we recommend you post <different incidents in different threads to keep the thread clean. In doing <so, it will ensure your issues are resolved in a timely manner. < <For urgent issues, you may want to contact Microsoft CSS directly. Please <check http://support.microsoft.com for regional support phone numbers. < <Any input or comments in this thread are highly appreciated. < <===================================================== < <This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. < <-------------------- <<From: "Alex" <aph[ at ]hotmail.co.uk> <<References: <u6RL9SjwHHA.3444[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl> <<URdKi4qwHHA.4308[ at ]TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl> <<Subject: Re: Microsoft Search <<Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 08:52:15 +0100 <<Lines: 26 <<X-Priority: 3 <<X-MSMail-Priority: Normal <<X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 <<X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3138 <<X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original <<Message-ID: <uDgOoB5wHHA.4736[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl> <<Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs <<NNTP-Posting-Host: post.modburygroup.co.uk 82.152.16.178 <<Path: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP01.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl <<Xref: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs:49652 <<X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs << <<Hi Robert << <<Thank you for your post - regret to advise that your suggesions didn't <make <<any difference. << <<I have also undertaken the following: <<I downloaded SQL Server 2000 SP4 and reinstalled. This has had the <fefect <<that I now see MSSEarch in the SQL Service Manager listof services, <whereas <<it wasn't there earlier. << <<I have also renamed the mssearch.exe file and copied a known working copy <of <<the file from our secondary server, but that has made no difference. << <<I have found a KB article 827449 and wonde rif I should follow these <<instructions and manually reinstall the Microsoft search service? << <<I have also noticed that when looking at the properties of the Exchange <<Server, I clicked on the Full-Text Indexing tab and immediately got an <<error: The RPC Server is unavailable. However I am not sure if I am <<getting that as a result of the MS Search service not being started. << <<Regards << <<Alex << << << < <