2007 Office System Converter: Microsoft Filter Pack

Brief Description

This download will install and register IFilters with the Microsoft Windows Indexing Service. These IFilters are used by Microsoft Search products to index the contents of specific document formats.

Overview

This download will install and register IFilters with the Windows Indexing Service. These IFilters are used by Microsoft Search products to index the contents of specific document formats. This Filter Pack includes IFilters for the following formats: .docx, .docm, .pptx, .pptm, .xlsx, .xlsm, .xlsb, .zip, .one, .vdx, .vsd, .vss, .vst, .vdx, .vsx, and .vtx.

Because Windows Desktop Search (WDS) consumes IFilters from Windows Indexing Service, the IFilters will be automatically registered and available for use by WDS.

To register these IFilters with a specific Search product, please see the associated KB article below:

Office SharePoint Server 2007 - Office SharePoint Server 2007 registration steps
Search Server 2008 - Search Server 2008 registration steps
SharePoint Portal Server 2003 - SharePoint Portal Server 2003 registration steps
Windows SharePoint Services v3.0 - Windows SharePoint Services v3.0 registration steps
Exchange Server 2007 - Exchange Server 2007 registration steps
SQL Server 2005 - SQL Server 2005 registration steps
SQL Server 2008 - SQL Server 2008 registration steps

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System Requirements

Supported Operating Systems: Windows Server 2003; Windows Vista; Windows XP

This download works with the following programs:
- Office SharePoint Server 2007
- Search Server 2008
- Windows SharePoint Services v3.0
- SharePoint Portal Servicer 2003
- Exchange Server 2007
- SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008
- Windows Desktop Search 3.1, Windows Search 4

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Instructions

To install this download:

Download the file by clicking the Download button (below) and saving the file to your hard disk.
Double-click the FilterPackx64.exe or FilterPackx86.exe program file on your hard disk to start the Setup program.
Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.

Instructions for use:

After you install this download, follow the associated KB article to register the IFilters with a specific product.

To remove this download:

To remove the download file, delete the file FilterPackx64.exe or FilterPackx86.exe.

On the Start menu, point to Settings and then click Control Panel.
Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
In the list of currently installed programs, find Microsoft Filter Pack and then click Remove or Add/Remove. If a dialog box appears, follow the instructions to remove the program.
Click Yes or OK to confirm that you want to remove the program.