Copyright: Thursday, October 07, 1999 10:32:40


Specifies whether Indexing Service indexes files with unregistered extensions. Indexing Service indexes these files by default.


Specifies whether Indexing Service generates abstracts for files found in a search and returns them on the results page. Indexing Service generates abstracts by default.


Provides a space for you to type a new limit size for the number of characters in the abstracts returned in a search. You can also click the scroll arrows to select a new limit size.


Provides a space for you to type the name of the catalog as you want it to appear in the Microsoft Management Console.


Provides a space for you to type the physical path to the catalog directory. You can also click Browse to specify the path.


Displays the physical path of the catalog.


Displays the size of the index in megabytes.


Displays the size of the property cache in megabytes.


Specifies whether Indexing Service indexes and updates virtual directories.


Lists the available virtual servers you can associate with this catalog. This control is disabled when no virtual servers are available.


Specifies whether Indexing Service indexes and updates news directories.


Lists the available virtual news servers you can associate with this catalog. Disabled when no NNTP servers are available.


Specifies whether Indexing Service automatically adds and removes aliases for shared network drives.


Specifies whether the catalog inherits the Inheritable Settings from Indexing Service.


Specifies whether the catalog inherits the Inheritable Settings from Indexing Service.


Identifies an individual property by number.


Identifies the hexadecimal ID for the corresponding property.


Lists the available storage levels for the property. Store frequently accessed properties in the Primary level and the rest in the Secondary level.


Specifies whether the property will be added to the property cache.


Lists the available data types for the property you want to add to the cache.


Provides a space for you to type a new size (in bytes) to allow for storing the property value. You can also click the scroll arrows to select a new size.


Provides a space for you to type the path of the directory you want to add to the catalog, or click Browse to specify the directory.


Click to specify the directory you want to add to the scope.


If the directory you are adding is on a computer different from the local computer, type the Uniform Naming Convention (UNC) path to that computer. Use this format: \\computername\sharename. What you type in this box is returned to the client who executes a query on this directory.


Provides a space for you to type the domain and name of the user that has permission to access the computer, if the directory you are adding is on a computer other than the local computer. Separate the domain name from the user name with a backslash: domainname\username


Provides a space for you to type the password that corresponds to the user name you typed in the User Name box.


Specifies that the entire directory, including its subdirectories, will be searched.


Specifies that the new directory already contains a scope that you want to be searched.


Click to specify the catalog’s location.


Closes the dialog box and saves any changes you have made.


Closes the dialog box without saving any changes you have made.


Saves all the changes you have made without closing the dialog box.


Specifies that this computer runs only Indexing Service.


Specifies that Indexing Service  is used often enough on this computer to require better than average performance.


Specifies that Indexing Service  is not used often enough on this computer to require better than average performance.


Specifies that Indexing Service is never used on this computer. The service will be turned off.


Adjusts indexing performance.


Adjusts volume of queries.


Click to customize performance tuning.


Click to configure personalized performance tuning settings.


Choose Yes to cause files and subdirectories of this directory to be included in the index. Choose No to exclude them.


Enter username and password to use when attempting to access this remote share.


These settings will be inherited from Indexing Service unless explicitly specified here.


Displays the name of the catalog as it appears in Microsoft Management Console.