Microsoft KB Archive/217965

= Search Results Using Index Server Contain Unreadable Characters =

Article ID: 217965

Article Last Modified on 10/30/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server 4.0
 * Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server 4.5

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This article was previously published under Q217965



SYMPTOMS
When you perform a search using Index Server, you may see some unreadable characters in the search results.

or

If you use Single Byte Character Set characters to search for a word, the unreadable characters may not be displayed in the abstract window, but may be displayed in the linked document.



CAUSE
This issue can occur for any of the following reasons:
 * You are using a version of Small Business Server (SBS) that you localized using a Double Byte Character Set (DBCS).
 * You used DBCS characters or a blank space in your query.
 * The search results list contains .hlp files. Index Server does not currently have a filter for .hlp files.

Additional query words: smallbiz

Keywords: kbprb kbdisplay KB217965

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