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1.       Go to SharePoint Central Administration -> Operations -> Services on Server

2.       Stop the services for Office SharePoint Server Search.

3.       Restart the Services.

4.       Within the Configure Office SharePoint Server Search Service Settings checkmark “Use this server for indexing content” and/or “Use this server for serving search queries”

5.       Enter the username and password that will be running the services and click “ok”

6.       Once the services restarts go to your “Shared Services Administration”

7.       Click on the down error next to your Shared Service Provider and select “Edit Properties”

8.       Scroll down to the “Index Server” section and select the server from the dropdown list.

9.       Make sure you enter your username and password in the SSP Services Credentials

10.   Click Ok.

11.   Go to Services.msc

12.   Restart Office SharePoint search Service.