Failure: integrating Serach Server 200 Express and wss3 Site

Question

Success:
Search Server 2008 Express installed on a WFE box.

Success:
Created a new web app and site collection, "MySite1", on the WFE. I created a simple text file containing the characters "abc" and uploaded it to mySite1.

Success: Under the Search Center home page I searched for "abc" and the file I created (containing the string) is returned (correct).

Success: Under mySite1, I used its search box to search for "abc" and the file I created (containing the string) is returned (correct).

Failure: I went to mySite1, Site Actions > Site Settings > "Site Colleciton Administration" > Search Settings > and used the custom scope "/SearchCenter/Pages".

Back on mySite1 the search dropdown now shows

           This Site: mySite1
           All Sites

 When I select "All Sites", enter "abc", and Search, I get HTTP 404 Not Found : "The web page can not be found".

I want to integrate the "larger" Search feature at the lcoal site level. What am I doing wrong? 

TIA,

Barkingdog

 

 

 

Answer 1

Later I went to 

mySite1, Site Actions > Site Settings > "Site Collection Administration" > Search Settings > and used the custom scope "URL of Search Center"


Now when I select "All Sites" from mySite1, type in "abc", press Search it goes to Search Center home but I have to press the Search icon again to do the search. I guess that's progress but I suspect the integration between Search Center and mySite1 search  shgould be more seamless.

Barkingdog