End of License for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 for Search

For any customers who might be using Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 for Search, this is a reminder that in 2008, it was replaced with Microsoft Search Server 2008. At that time, Microsoft discontinued support for Office SharePoint Server 2007 for Search. This is especially important to note if you plan to install Service Pack 2 (SP2) for SharePoint Products and Technologies on a server that is running Office SharePoint Server 2007 for Search. This can cause Office SharePoint Server 2007 for Search to incorrectly register as a trial version.

We recommend that you do one of the following instead:  

• Install Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010. For information about SharePoint Server 2010, see the Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Resource Center on TechNet. For information about search in SharePoint Server 2010, see Getting started with enterprise search in SharePoint 2010 Products (white paper).
• Install Search Server 2010 or Search Server 2010 Express. For information about Search Server 2010, see What’s new in enterprise search (Search Server 2010). For information about installation, see Install Search Server 2010 or Search Server 2010 Express.
• Install Search Server 2008 or Search Server 2008 Express, and then install SP 2 for SharePoint Products and Technologies. For information about supported upgrade paths, see Upgrade Paths (Search Server 2008). For information about installation, see Install Search Server 2008 or Search Server 2008 Express. For information about SP 2, see Service Pack 2 for SharePoint Products and Technologies (white paper).