PDF Full Text Search Configuration for SharePoint 2007 x64
By Udayakumar Ethirajulu , on March 11th, 2010
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Download the Filter for x64 from adobe
here, if you are using 32 bit it will be installed by default from your adobe installation.
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Update default value of the following two registry entries with “{E8978DA6-047F-4E3D-9C78-CDBE46041603}”
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Open Central Administration
Go to SharedServices
Click Search Settings
Select “File types”
Create new entry with the extension as “pdf”
- Go to “Drive:Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web server extensions\12\Template\Images”
Place the adobe pdf icon image, you can download it from adobe site.
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Go to “Drive:Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web server extensions\12\Template\Xml”
Open the Docicon.xml
Add new entry and replace with the icon image filename “<Mapping Key=”pdf” Value=”filename.gif”/>”
- Finally update the environment variable Path with “adobe installation path in drive”
- Restart the search service
