Microsoft KB Archive/830845

= &quot;Error Fetching URL (80004005 - Unspecified Error)&quot; Error Message When SharePoint Portal Server Crawls a Content Source that Contains PowerPoint Presentations =

Article ID: 830845

Article Last Modified on 11/24/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2001

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SYMPTOMS
When Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2001 crawls a content source that contains Microsoft PowerPoint presentations, you may receive the following error message in the gatherer log:

Type: Document Added

Error fetching URL (80004005 - Unspecified Error)

When users search the portal, the PowerPoint presentations may not be returned in the search results.



CAUSE
This problem may occur if one or more of the PowerPoint presentations contain an embedded Microsoft Excel object. In this situation, the PowerPoint presentations may not be crawled correctly.



RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next SharePoint Portal Server 2001 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

Date        Time   Version           Size    File name

31-Oct-2003 18:00  11.0.5704.8     124,952  Offfilt.dll

Note Because of file dependencies, this hotfix requires SharePoint Portal Server 2001 Service Pack 2a (SP2a).



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section of this article.

Additional query words: sps

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbfix kbbug KB830845

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