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WordPerfect Office IFilter installation on Microsoft Office SharePoint 2007/2010 servers

Note: These guidelines may differ depending on how your SharePoint server is configured.

Preparing to install WordPerfect Office IFilter 

1. Log in to the system hosting Microsoft Office SharePoint 2007 or Microsoft Office SharePoint 2010 as an administrator or as a user with local administrative rights.
2. Close all running programs to avoid file and memory conflicts.
3. Critical: Stop all indexing services before installing or uninstalling WordPerfect Office IFilter.
4. Uninstall any previous version of WordPerfect IFilter installed. 

For more information, see “Uninstalling WordPerfect Office IFilter.”

Stopping IIS 

1. Click Start on the Windows taskbar, right-click Computer, and click Manage. The Server Manager dialog box appears.
2. In the Server Manager list of categories, click Roles > Web Server (IIS) > Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.
3. In the Connections pane, click the server name, right-click, and click Stop.

Stopping SharePoint 

In the Server Manager, click Configuration in the list of categories, click Services, and perform one of the following procedures. 

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

1. Right-click Windows SharePoint Services Administration, and click Stop. You can also type net stop spadmin in the Command Prompt window.
2. Right-click Windows SharePoint Services Search, and click Stop. You can also type net stop spsearch in the Command Prompt window.
3. Right-click Windows SharePoint Services Timer, and click Stop. You can also type net stop sptimerV3 in the Command Prompt window.
4. Right-click Windows SharePoint Services Tracing, and click Stop. You can also type net stop sptrace in the Command Prompt window.
5. Right-click Windows SharePoint Services VSS Writer, and click Stop. You can also type net stop spwriter in the Command Prompt window.
6. Close the Server Manager dialog box. 

Note: You must perform these steps for all other SharePoint services running.

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2010

1. Right-click SharePoint 2010 Administration, and click Stop. You can also type net stop spadmin V4 in the Command Prompt window.
2. Right-click SharePoint 2010 Timer, and click Stop.  You can also type net stop sptimerV4 in the Command Prompt window.
3. Right-click SharePoint 2010 Tracing, and click Stop. You can also type net stop sptraceV4 in the Command Prompt window.
4. Right-click SharePoint 2010 User Code Host, and click Stop. You can also type net stop spusercodeV4 in the Command Prompt window.
5. Right-click SharePoint 2010 VSS Writer, and click Stop. You can also type net stop spwriterV4 in the Command Prompt window.
6. Right-click SharePoint Foundation Search V4, and click Stop. You can also type net stop spsearch4 in the Command Prompt window.
7. Right-click SharePoint Server Search 14, and click Stop.You can also type net stop osearch14 in the Command Prompt window.
8. Close the Server Manager dialog box.

Note: You must perform these steps for all other SharePoint services running.

Installing WordPerfect Office IFilter on Microsoft Office SharePoint 2007 or Microsoft Office SharePoint 2010

1. Depending on the operating system, run the appropriate WordPerfect Office IFilter executable file (32-bit or 64-bit).
2. Follow the instructions in the setup. 

Note: You can only install the 32-bit version on 32-bit operating systems. On 64-bit operating systems, however, installing both 32-bit and 64-bit versions ensures WordPerfect Office IFilter works with all installed search engines.

Configuring WordPerfect Office IFilter on Microsoft Office SharePoint 2007 or Microsoft Office SharePoint 2010

After installing WordPerfect Office IFilter, perform the following steps:

1. Restart the system hosting Microsoft Office SharePoint 2007 or Microsoft Office SharePoint 2010.
2. Log in to the system as an administrator.
3. Restart all services in the Server Manager that you stopped (that didn’t restart automatically) in the reverse order you closed them by clicking Configuration in the list of categories, clicking Services, right-clicking the service, and clicking Start.
4. Perform one of the following procedures:
   • Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
     1. Click Start on the Windows taskbar, and start SharePoint 3.0 Central Administration.
     2. Log in with administrator rights.
     3. In the Shared Services Administration area, click Shared Services.
     4. Enter your administrator credentials.
     5. In the Search area, click Search settings.
     6. In the Crawl Settings area, click File types.
   • Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2010
     1. Click Start on the Windows taskbar, and start SharePoint 2010 Central Administration.
     2. Log in with administrator rights.
     3. In the Application Management area, click Manage service applications.
     4. Click Search Service Application.
     5. In the Crawling area, click File types.
5. Click New File Type, add the following file format extensions:
   • qpw
   • shw
   • wp
   • wpd
   • wpg
   • wpt
6. Click OK.
7. Sign out, and quit SharePoint 3.0 Central Administration or SharePoint 2010 Central Administration.
8. Open your browser and navigate to your SharePoint site.
9. On your SharePoint site, do one of the following:
   • Microsoft Office SharePoint 2007 — Click the Document Center tab, click Documents, and click  Upload.
   • Microsoft Office SharePoint 2010 — Click Shared Documents, and click Add document.
10. Add a sample QPW, WP, WPD or WPT document. 
    For easier testing of the search feature, include a unique word or phrase in each of these sample files.
    Only documents that are saved and checked-in can be found when searching.
11. Sign out, and quit your SharePoint site.
12. To re-crawl the index, perform one of the following procedures:
    • Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
      1. Click Start on the Windows taskbar, and start SharePoint 3.0 Central Administration.
      2. Log in with administrator rights.
      3. In the Shared Services Administration area, click Shared Services.
      4. Enter your administrator credentials.
      5. In the Search area, click Search settings.
      6. Click Content sources and crawl schedules.
      7. Click Local Office SharePoint Server sites.
      8. Enable the Start full crawl of this content source checkbox, and click OK.
         The index is rebuilt. When the rebuilding of the index is complete, the status will appear as Idle on the Manage Content Sources page. The rebuild time varies depending on the number of documents stored on your server.
      9. Sign out, and quit SharePoint 3.0 Central Administration.
    • Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2010
      1. Click Start on the Windows taskbar, and start SharePoint 2010 Central Administration.
      2. Log in with administrator rights.
      3. In the System Settings area, click Manage services on server.
      4. In the Service list, click SharePoint Server Search.
      5. Click Search Service Application.
      6. In the Crawling area, click Content Sources.
      7. Click Local SharePoint sites.
      8. Enable the Start full crawl of this content source check box, and click OK.
         The index is rebuilt. When the rebuilding of the index is complete, the status will appear as Idle on the Manage Content Sources page. The rebuild time varies depending on the number of documents stored on your server.
      9. Sign out, and quit SharePoint 2010 Central Administration.
13. To ensure that your changes have been applied, restart your server (or stop and restart the SPSearch or SPSearch4 service),  open your browser and navigate to your SharePoint site, and search for text you know is in your sample file.

Uninstalling WordPerfect Office IFilter 

Note: Previous versions had different names:

Version 1.0 — Corel WordPerfect Office - iFilter (64-bit)

Version 1.2 — WordPerfect IFilter (32-bit or 64-bit)

Version 1.3 — WordPerfect Office IFilter (32-bit or 64-bit)

Windows XP or Windows Server 2003

1. On the Windows taskbar, click Start > Control Panel. 
2. Double-click Add or Remove Programs. 
3. Choose WordPerfect Office IFilter from the list in the Add or Remove Programs dialog box, and click Change/Remove. 
4. When the setup appears, enable the Remove option. 
5. Click Next to proceed with the uninstallation. 

Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Server 2008 R2 

1. On the Windows taskbar, click Start > Control Panel. 
2. Click Uninstall a program under Programs. 
3. Double-click WordPerfect Office IFilter on the Uninstall or change a program page. 
4. Follow the uninstallation instructions in the setup. 

Note: If you have both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the WordPerfect Office IFilter installed and remove one version, you must repair or reinstall the remaining version.