Microsoft KB Archive/249943

= OFF2000: Error Message When You Perform a Search on Windows 2000 =

Article ID: 249943

Article Last Modified on 1/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Access 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q249943



SYMPTOMS
When you perform a search in the Find dialog box, you may receive the following error message:

The filters required to perform this search could not be installed. The search cannot be completed as specified.



CAUSE
The error message in the "Symptoms" section of this article may appear if you are using Windows 2000. The filters to perform this function are installed by Windows 2000, not Office 2000. However, Office does not consider them to be installed when you perform the search.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain Microsoft Office 2000 Service Release 1/1a (SR-1/SR-1a).

To obtain SR-1/SR-1a, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

245025 OFF2000: How to Obtain and Install Microsoft Office 2000 Service Release 1/1a (SR-1/SR-1a)



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Office 2000 SR-1/SR-1a.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

224129 OFF2000: Error Message: The Filters Required to Perform This Search Could Not Be Installed

Additional query words: OFF2000 find fast

Keywords: kbbug kbfix KB249943

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