Using FrontPage 2000 WAIS Search Instead of Index Server

• Microsoft FrontPage 2000 Server Extensions

SUMMARY

This article describes the steps needed to configure your FrontPage 2000 Extended virtual server on Internet Information Server (IIS) to use the FrontPage Search with WAIS instead of Index Server.

MORE INFORMATION

When you use the FrontPage Search bot on IIS 3.0 or 4.0, you have a choice to use Index Server, a search engine built into IIS, or you can use WAIS, a search engine built into FrontPage.

To use the WAIS Search with FrontPage 2000, you have to configure this setting in the registry. You can set this up to globally apply to all virtual servers or you can apply it to individual virtual servers.

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys and Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD).


To globally enable the WAIS Search to all of your virtual servers on your IIS Web server, do the following at the server:

1. Click Start, point to Run, and type Regedit.



2. Locate the following key in the registry:
   
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Web Server Extensions\All Ports



3. Right click on All Ports, select New, and then select String Value.



4. For the name of the string, type noindexserver.



5. Double-click the string.



6. For the value of the string, type 1.



7. After you exit the registry, Recalculate Hyperlinks for each virtual server in order for the text indices to be built. This can be done through the FrontPage client, under Tools, Recalculate Hyperlinks. It can also be done in the MMC by right-clicking on the virtual server, selecting Tasks, and then choosing Recalculate Web.

1. Click Start, point to Run, and then type Regedit.



2. Locate the following key in the registry:
   
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Web Server Extensions\Ports\Port /LM/W3SVC/1: (where Port /LM/W3SVC/1: is the first virtual server, typically default Web site)



3. Right-click on Port /LM/W3SVC/1:, select New, and then choose String Value.



4. For the name of the string, type noindexserver.



5. Double-click the string.



6. For the value of the string, type 1.



7. After you exit the registry, Recalculate Hyperlinks for each virtual server in order for the text indices to be built. This can be done through the FrontPage client under Tools, Recalculate Hyperlinks. It can also be done in the MMC by right-clicking on the virtual server, selecting Tasks, and then choosing Recalculate Web.

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