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!!!
jj
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
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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...
> the
> on
>
|||You might have to look in this key as well
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL
Server\InstanceName\Tracking
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.[vbcol=seagreen]
> 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...
prompt[vbcol=seagreen]
run[vbcol=seagreen]
ideas
>
|||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...&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
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> Actually the directory is C:\Program Files\Common
Files\System\MSSearch\Bin.[vbcol=seagreen]
> 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...
prompt[vbcol=seagreen]
run[vbcol=seagreen]
ideas
>
|||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...&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...
> Files\System\MSSearch\Bin.
> prompt
> run
> ideas
>