Microsoft KB Archive/299889

= FIX: Full Population May Not Complete if Microsoft Search Service Is Stopped and Restarted =

Article ID: 299889

Article Last Modified on 2/22/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Developer Edition

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This article was previously published under Q299889



BUG #: 352114 (SHILOH_BUGS)



SYMPTOMS
If the Microsoft Search service is stopped and restarted while full population is in progress, the catalog may be partially populated, or may not be populated at all. In some situations, the first full-text operation after Microsoft Search is restarted may fail with the following error:

Server: Msg 7619, Level 16, State 1, Line 3

Execution of a full-text operation failed. 'The catalog does not exist or is currently unavailable. Please retry the action again later and if this symptom persists, contact the system administrator. '



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for SQL Server 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

290211 INF: How to Obtain the Latest SQL Server 2000 Service Pack

IMPORTANT: The service pack must be applied to each instance of SQL Server.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in SQL Server 2000. This problem was first corrected in SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 1.

Additional query words: full population search service stop

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbsqlserv2000sp1fix KB299889

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