Indexing Service Cannot Index or Search Based on Document Summary Information (262666)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional

This article was previously published under Q262666

SYMPTOMS

The Indexing service may not be able to index or search for documents based on summary information stored by using Windows Explorer. Specifically, summary information that you add by using Windows Explorer cannot be retrieved in query results and cannot be searched by using relational queries.

Summary information that is stored by Microsoft Office works correctly.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

WORKAROUND

Create the document summary information by using Office.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 1.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/14/2003
Keywords:kbbug kbfix kbWin2000SP1Fix KB262666