Microsoft KB Archive/943102

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How to enable the indexing of .xlsb files and of .zip files in SharePoint Server 2007 Service Pack 1

Article ID: 943102

Article Last Modified on 11/5/2007

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APPLIES TO

• 2007 Microsoft Office Servers Service Pack 1
• Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

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Important This article contains information about how to modify the registry. Make sure that you back up the registry before you modify it. Make sure that you know how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up, restore, and modify the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322756 How to back up and restore the registry in Windows XP and Windows Vista

INTRODUCTION

This article describes how to enable the indexing of .xlsb files and of .zip files in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1).

MORE INFORMATION

Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall the operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.

SharePoint Server 2007 SP1 adds the ability to index and to search .xlsb files and .zip files. To enable the indexing of these files, follow these steps:

1. Add the .xlsb file type and the .zip file type for SharePoint Server 2007. To do this, follow these steps:
   1. Start SharePoint 3.0 Central Administration.
   2. On the Central Administration site, click Shared Services Provider Name in the Quick Launch bar under Shared Services Administration.
   3. Under Search, click Search Settings.
   4. Click File Types.
   5. Click New File Type, type xlsb in the File extension box, and then click OK.
   6. Click New File Type, type zip in the File extension box, and then click OK.

2. Copy the following text, and then paste it to a Notepad file:

    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
   
   [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20E823C2-62F3-4638-96BD-90F4F6784EBC}\InprocServer32]
   @="C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft shared\Filters\offfiltx.dll"
   "ThreadingModel"="Both"
   
   [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{312AB530-ECC9-496E-AE0E-C9E6C5392499}\InprocServer32]
   @="C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft shared\Filters\offfiltx.dll"
   "ThreadingModel"="Both"
   
   [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.zip]
   @="ZIP Files"
   
   [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ZIP Files]
   @="{20E823C2-62F3-4638-96BD-90F4F6784EBC}"
   
   [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\{20E823C2-62F3-4638-96BD-90F4F6784EBC}\PersistentHandler]
   @="{3B224B11-9363-407e-850F-C9E1FFACD8FB}"
   
   [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\{3B224B11-9363-407e-850F-C9E1FFACD8FB}\PersistentHandler\PersistentAddinsRegistered\IID_IFilter]
   @="{20E823C2-62F3-4638-96BD-90F4F6784EBC}"
   
   [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.xlsb]
   @="XLSB Files"
   
   [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\XLSB Files]
   @="{312AB530-ECC9-496E-AE0E-C9E6C5392499}"
   
   [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\{312AB530-ECC9-496E-AE0E-C9E6C5392499}\PersistentHandler]
   @="{B4132098-7A03-423D-9463-163CB07C151F}"
   
   [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\{312AB530-ECC9-496E-AE0E-C9E6C5392499}\PersistentHandler\PersistentAddinsRegistered\IID_IFilter]
   @="{B4132098-7A03-423D-9463-163CB07C151F}"
   
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office Server\12.0\Search\Setup\Filters\.xlsb]
   "Extension"="xlsb"
   "FileTypeBucket"=dword:00000001
   
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office Server\12.0\Search\Setup\Filters\.zip]
   "Extension"="zip"
   "FileTypeBucket"=dword:00000001
   "MimeTypes"="application/zip"
   
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office 
    Server\12.0\Search\Setup\ContentIndexCommon\Filters\Extension\.xlsb]
   @="{312AB530-ECC9-496E-AE0E-C9E6C5392499}"
   
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office 
    Server\12.0\Search\Setup\ContentIndexCommon\Filters\Extension\.zip]
   @="{20E823C2-62F3-4638-96BD-90F4F6784EBC}"

3. Save the file.
4. Change the .txt file name extension to .reg, and then double-click the file to set the correct registry values.
5. Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
6. At the command prompt, type the following commands. Press ENTER after you type each command:

   net stop osearch
   net start osearch

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