SharePoint PDF iFilter Installation Guide

Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
[Indexing Server]

1. Install the PDF IFilter (see below for a list of available IFilters)
2. Add the .pdf file type to the index list:
   1. Open the Registry Editor (Start > Run > regedit)
      
   2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Web Server Extensions\12.0\Search\Applications_<GUID>_\Gather\Search\Extensions\ExtensionList
   3. Add a new String Value
      
      1. Value name: <next value in line>
         
      2. Value data: pdf
3. Change the registry keys pointing to the IFilter's GUID 
   1. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Web Server Extensions\12.0\Search\Setup\ContentIndexCommon\Filters\Extension\.pdf
   2. Add or change the (Default) key value
      1. Old value:
         {4C904448-74A9-11D0-AF6E-00C04FD8DC02}
      2. (Foxit  x64 PDF IFilter) New value:
         {987F8D1A-26E6-4554-B007-6B20E2680632}
      3. (Adobe  x64 PDF IFilter) New value:
         {E8978DA6-047F-4E3D-9C78-CDBE46041603}
   3. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office Server\12.0\Search\Setup\ContentIndexCommon\Filters\Extension\.pdf
   4. Repeat step (b) above
4. Perform an iisreset
   
5. Perform a Full Update on the Search content indexes
   1. Open a Command Prompt on the Indexing Server
      
   2. net stop spsearch
      
   3. net start spsearch
      
   4. cd "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web server extensions\12\BIN"
      
   5. stsadm.exe -o spsearch -action fullcrawlstop
      
   6. stsadm.exe -o spsearch -action fullcrawlstart
      [Web Front End Server]
      
6. Copy the ICPDF.GIF () file to "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\12\Template\Images"
7. Edit the file C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web server extensions\12\Template\Xml\DOCICON.XML
   1. Add an entry for the .pdf extension
      <Mapping Key="pdf" Value="icpdf.gif"/>
      
       

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
[Indexing Server]

1. Install the PDF IFilter (see below for a list of available IFilters)
2. Add the .pdf file type to the index list:
   1. Go to Central Administration, then to the Shared Services Administration Web of the current SSP, go to Search Settings and next to File Type
      
   2. Add a new file type pdf
      
3. Add the .pdf file type to the index list:
   1. Open the Registry Editor (Start > Run > regedit)
      
   2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Web Server Extensions\12.0\Search\Applications_<GUID>_\Gather\Search\Extensions\ExtensionList
   3. Add a new String Value
      
      1. Value name: <next value in line>
         
      2. Value data: pdf# Change the registry keys pointing to the IFilter's GUID 
   4. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Web Server Extensions\12.0\Search\Setup\ContentIndexCommon\Filters\Extension\.pdf
   5. Add or change the (Default) key value
      1. Old value:
         {4C904448-74A9-11D0-AF6E-00C04FD8DC02}
      2. (Foxit  x64 PDF IFilter) New value:
         {987F8D1A-26E6-4554-B007-6B20E2680632}
      3. (Adobe  x64 PDF IFilter) New value:
         {E8978DA6-047F-4E3D-9C78-CDBE46041603}
   6. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office Server\12.0\Search\Setup\ContentIndexCommon\Filters\Extension\.pdf
   7. Repeat step (e) above
4. Perform an iisreset
   
5. Perform a Full Update on the Search content indexes
   1. Open a Command Prompt on the Indexing Server
      
   2. net stop osearch
      
   3. net start osearch
      
   4. Go to Central Administration, then to the Shared Services Administration Web of the current SSP, go to Search Settings and start a full crawl of all locations containing PDF files
      [Web Front End Server]
      
6. Copy the ICPDF.GIF () file to "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\12\Template\Images"
7. Edit the file C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web server extensions\12\Template\Xml\DOCICON.XML
   1. Add an entry for the .pdf extension
      <Mapping Key="pdf" Value="icpdf.gif"/>

Available IFilters
Adobe PDF IFilter 9.0

• free (always good !)
• 32 bit: the IFilter is included with Adobe Reader. You must download and install the whole Adobe Reader package onto the server.
• 64 bit: download the standalone x64 IFilter(64 bit released recently, applies to the [Indexing Server])

Foxit PDF IFilter v1.0

• free for desktops, servers require a license
  
• 32 bit and 64 bit (IA64 currently being tested, applies to the [Indexing Server])