OFF2000: Error Message: The Filters Required to Perform This Search Could Not Be Installed ... (224129)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel 2000
  • Microsoft Access 2000
  • Microsoft FrontPage 2000
  • Microsoft Outlook 2000
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2000
  • Microsoft Publisher 2000
  • Microsoft Word 2000

This article was previously published under Q224129

ERROR MESSAGE

You may receive the following error message:
The filters required to perform this search could not be installed. The search cannot be completed as specified.
NOTE: Microsoft Office 2000 has built-in functionality that allows you to get more information about difficult-to-troubleshoot alerts or error messages. If you want to enable this functionality for this and other error messages in Microsoft Office 2000, please download the Microsoft Office 2000 Customizable Alerts file from the Microsoft Office Update Web site at the following address:
NOTE: If you reached this article by clicking the Web Info button in an error message, you already have Customizable Alerts enabled.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when the following conditions occur:
  • You use the Find command in the File Open dialog box of any Office program. -and-

  • Either the converters for the Search Tools feature or the Find Fast search engine feature is not installed. -and-

  • When prompted to install the search feature, you click No.

THINGS TO TRY

After you have specified the find criteria and you click Find Now, you will receive the following message:
This feature is not currently installed. Would you like to install it now?
Click Yes to install the search filters.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

249943 OFF2000: Error Message When You Perform a Search on Windows 2000


Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:12/2/2005
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