FIX: SQL Server 7.0 Microsoft Search Fails to Start With Error 1332

If a SQL Server 7.0 server is moved to a different domain, the Microsoft Search (MSSEARCH) service may fail to start with the error message: If you change the Startup account of the MSSQLServer Service from Control Panel instead of through Enterprise Manager this may also result in the above error message.

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1. Open Regedt32.exe and delete the following registry keys:
   HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Search\1.0\Applications\SQLServer\AccessControl HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Search\1.0\Gathering Manager\AccessControl HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Search\1.0\Gathering Manager\Applications\SQLServer\AccessControl HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Search\1.0\SearchService\AccessControl
2. Open the Services applet and start Microsoft Search Service (MSSEARCH) with the Local System account. (The Microsoft Search Service should always use the Local System account.)
3. Open SQL Server Enterprise Manager, navigate to SQL Server Properties, Security:
   1. If you have the SQL Server Startup service account set to System account, stop and restart the SQL Server Service.
   2. If you have the SQL Server Startup service account set to This account, retype the password for the account and stop and restart the SQL Server Service.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SQL Server 7.0. This problem has been corrected in U.S. Service Pack 1 for Microsoft SQL Server 7.0. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: For more information, contact your primary support provider.

NOTE: The fix in the SQL Server 7.0 Service Pack prevents this problem if you apply the service pack before you move the computer to a different domain. Once you experience the problem, if you apply the service pack it will not resolve the issue. You must use the workaround described in this article.

For additional information, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: