MS search service problems

I have a SQL 2000 sp3a (8.00.818) server running on W2K3 that cannot run the
MS Search service. The executable is present but when I checked for the
catalogs, the "Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL\FTDATA" folder was
empty. I have one other SQL server with the same exact problem. Any ideas on
how this might have happened?
More importantly how do I reinstall MS Search without reinstalling SQL
server entirely?
TIA!!!
jjMSSearch lives in C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft
Shared\MSSearch\Bin
To verify it is working issue a net start mssearch from the command prompt
and see what you get.
I suspect that it is not installed.
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"jj" <jeff_detoro@.urmc.rochester.edu> wrote in message
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> I have a SQL 2000 sp3a (8.00.818) server running on W2K3 that cannot run
the
> MS Search service. The executable is present but when I checked for the
> catalogs, the "Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL\FTDATA" folder was
> empty. I have one other SQL server with the same exact problem. Any ideas
on
> how this might have happened?
> More importantly how do I reinstall MS Search without reinstalling SQL
> server entirely?
> TIA!!!
> jj
>|||Actually the directory is C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\MSSearch\Bin.
When I try a netstart I get: "System error 3, the system cannot find the
path specified."
So how do I reinstall it?
jj
"Hilary Cotter" <hilary.cotter@.gmail.com> wrote in message
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> MSSearch lives in C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft
> Shared\MSSearch\Bin
> To verify it is working issue a net start mssearch from the command prompt
> and see what you get.
> I suspect that it is not installed.
> --
> Hilary Cotter
> Looking for a SQL Server replication book?
> http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html
>
> "jj" <jeff_detoro@.urmc.rochester.edu> wrote in message
> news:%23QCWZgzmEHA.3392@.TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> I have a SQL 2000 sp3a (8.00.818) server running on W2K3 that cannot run
> the
>> MS Search service. The executable is present but when I checked for the
>> catalogs, the "Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL\FTDATA" folder
>> was
>> empty. I have one other SQL server with the same exact problem. Any ideas
> on
>> how this might have happened?
>> More importantly how do I reinstall MS Search without reinstalling SQL
>> server entirely?
>> TIA!!!
>> jj
>>
>|||You might have to look in this key as well
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL
Server\InstanceName\Tracking
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Hilary Cotter
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http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html
"jj" <jeff_detoro@.urmc.rochester.edu> wrote in message
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> Actually the directory is C:\Program Files\Common
Files\System\MSSearch\Bin.
> When I try a netstart I get: "System error 3, the system cannot find the
> path specified."
> So how do I reinstall it?
> jj
>
> "Hilary Cotter" <hilary.cotter@.gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:O3A15A0mEHA.2680@.TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> > MSSearch lives in C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft
> > Shared\MSSearch\Bin
> >
> > To verify it is working issue a net start mssearch from the command
prompt
> > and see what you get.
> >
> > I suspect that it is not installed.
> >
> > --
> > Hilary Cotter
> > Looking for a SQL Server replication book?
> > http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html
> >
> >
> > "jj" <jeff_detoro@.urmc.rochester.edu> wrote in message
> > news:%23QCWZgzmEHA.3392@.TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> >> I have a SQL 2000 sp3a (8.00.818) server running on W2K3 that cannot
run
> > the
> >> MS Search service. The executable is present but when I checked for the
> >> catalogs, the "Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL\FTDATA" folder
> >> was
> >> empty. I have one other SQL server with the same exact problem. Any
ideas
> > on
> >> how this might have happened?
> >>
> >> More importantly how do I reinstall MS Search without reinstalling SQL
> >> server entirely?
> >>
> >> TIA!!!
> >> jj
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>|||I think the more important question is how did this directory get whacked.
What else has been whacked?
To reinstall MSSearch or SQL FTS follow these directions:
http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=MPG.14cd6d851f79df7598987f%40msnews.microsoft.com&output=gplain
--
Hilary Cotter
Looking for a SQL Server replication book?
http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html
"jj" <jeff_detoro@.urmc.rochester.edu> wrote in message
news:OWo0300mEHA.2612@.TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Actually the directory is C:\Program Files\Common
Files\System\MSSearch\Bin.
> When I try a netstart I get: "System error 3, the system cannot find the
> path specified."
> So how do I reinstall it?
> jj
>
> "Hilary Cotter" <hilary.cotter@.gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:O3A15A0mEHA.2680@.TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> > MSSearch lives in C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft
> > Shared\MSSearch\Bin
> >
> > To verify it is working issue a net start mssearch from the command
prompt
> > and see what you get.
> >
> > I suspect that it is not installed.
> >
> > --
> > Hilary Cotter
> > Looking for a SQL Server replication book?
> > http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html
> >
> >
> > "jj" <jeff_detoro@.urmc.rochester.edu> wrote in message
> > news:%23QCWZgzmEHA.3392@.TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> >> I have a SQL 2000 sp3a (8.00.818) server running on W2K3 that cannot
run
> > the
> >> MS Search service. The executable is present but when I checked for the
> >> catalogs, the "Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL\FTDATA" folder
> >> was
> >> empty. I have one other SQL server with the same exact problem. Any
ideas
> > on
> >> how this might have happened?
> >>
> >> More importantly how do I reinstall MS Search without reinstalling SQL
> >> server entirely?
> >>
> >> TIA!!!
> >> jj
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>|||Thanks so much, I'll try the suggestions in this document right away.
jj
"Hilary Cotter" <hilary.cotter@.gmail.com> wrote in message
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>I think the more important question is how did this directory get whacked.
> What else has been whacked?
> To reinstall MSSearch or SQL FTS follow these directions:
> http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=MPG.14cd6d851f79df7598987f%40msnews.microsoft.com&output=gplain
> --
> Hilary Cotter
> Looking for a SQL Server replication book?
> http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html
>
> "jj" <jeff_detoro@.urmc.rochester.edu> wrote in message
> news:OWo0300mEHA.2612@.TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> Actually the directory is C:\Program Files\Common
> Files\System\MSSearch\Bin.
>> When I try a netstart I get: "System error 3, the system cannot find the
>> path specified."
>> So how do I reinstall it?
>> jj
>>
>> "Hilary Cotter" <hilary.cotter@.gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:O3A15A0mEHA.2680@.TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> > MSSearch lives in C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft
>> > Shared\MSSearch\Bin
>> >
>> > To verify it is working issue a net start mssearch from the command
> prompt
>> > and see what you get.
>> >
>> > I suspect that it is not installed.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Hilary Cotter
>> > Looking for a SQL Server replication book?
>> > http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html
>> >
>> >
>> > "jj" <jeff_detoro@.urmc.rochester.edu> wrote in message
>> > news:%23QCWZgzmEHA.3392@.TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> >> I have a SQL 2000 sp3a (8.00.818) server running on W2K3 that cannot
> run
>> > the
>> >> MS Search service. The executable is present but when I checked for
>> >> the
>> >> catalogs, the "Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL\FTDATA" folder
>> >> was
>> >> empty. I have one other SQL server with the same exact problem. Any
> ideas
>> > on
>> >> how this might have happened?
>> >>
>> >> More importantly how do I reinstall MS Search without reinstalling SQL
>> >> server entirely?
>> >>
>> >> TIA!!!
>> >> jj
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>