Microsoft KB Archive/205308

= FP2000: How to Use the FrontPage Search Engine Instead of Microsoft Index Server =

Q205308

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft FrontPage 2000

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For a Microsoft FrontPage 98 version of this article, see Q194484.

For a Microsoft FrontPage 97 version of this article, see Q181204.

IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.

SUMMARY
If Microsoft Index Server is installed on your Web server, the FrontPage Search component uses the document index and search capabilities of Microsoft Index Server. In some cases, however, you may want to use the FreeWAIS search engine that is included in FrontPage rather than the Microsoft Index Server search engine. This article describes how to use the FrontPage search engine by configuring the FrontPage Server Extensions.

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WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys and Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT or Windows 2000, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD).

Search All Webs Across All Virtual Roots on the Web Server
If you want to use the FrontPage search engine on all Webs across all virtual roots on the Web server, follow these steps:
 * 1) Click Start, point to Run, and type Regedit.
 * 2) Locate the following key in the registry:
 * 3) Right-click All Ports, click New, and then click String Value.
 * 4) For the name of the string, type noindexserver.
 * 5) Double-click the string.
 * 6) For the value of the string, type 1.
 * 7) After you quit the registry, recalculate the hyperlinks for each virtual server in order for the text indexes to be built. In the FrontPage client, click Tools, and then click Recalculate Hyperlinks. Alternatively, you can use the Microsoft Management Console (MMC). Right-click the virtual server, click to select Tasks, and then click Recalculate Web.