Can Search Server 2008 be installed on top of MOSS 2007? (Moderator: There is a Search Server forum for Search Server questions)

Question

hi all,

I currently installed MOSS 2007 sp2 on Windows Server 2008. I was wondering if i can install Search Server 2008 express and use its search capabilities in Sharepoint. can u give me the guidelines, if its possible?!

thanks.

Answer 1

There's no need to install Search Server if you've got MOSS 2007.  Specifically, MOSS already has all of the search capabilities of Search Server.

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Answer 2

>  Specifically, MOSS already has all of the search capabilities of Search Server.

and in fact *more* search capabilities as Search Server doesn't have person search.

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Search Server questions go to

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/searchserver 

I'm leaving this question here because it was already completely answered before I saw it. New questions I will move to Off-Topic as usual.

(Title changed to not encourage new Search Server posters (and be more specific).)

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Answer 3

Thanks! Got it!