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Index Server Cannot Filter Older Office Documents

Article ID: 193694

Article Last Modified on 10/2/2003

Microsoft Index Server 1.1 Standard Edition
Microsoft Index Server 2.0

This article was previously published under Q193694

SYMPTOMS

After you upgrade to Index Server 2.0 (included in the Windows NT Option Pack), older Office documents may not be indexed correctly. Common symptoms include searches not finding the document or the abstract for the document showing illegible text.

CAUSE

The Office filter (Offfilt.dll) that shipped with Index Server 2.0 is only capable of indexing Office 97 and Office 95 formatted documents. Index Server version 1.1 is able to index documents formatted by Office 95 and earlier.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, resave all documents in Office 95 or Office 97 format.

MORE INFORMATION

Word 97 ships with a macro wizard that allows bulk document conversion. Information on this utility can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/word.

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