Perform the below steps on either WSS 3.0 or MOSS:
Install iFilter 6.0
Install iFilter 6.0
- Download Adobe PDF IFilter 6.0
- Stop the IIS Admin service: Start -> Run -> services.msc -> IIS Admin Service -> Stop
- Run the Adobe PDF IFilter 6.0 Setup program to install the filter on the index server.
- Copy the ICPDF.GIF file to "[Hard_Drive]:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\12\Template\Images"
- Edit the file "[Hard_Drive]:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web server extensions\12\Template\Xml\DOCICON.XML"
- Add an entry for the .pdf extension.
- Perform an IISReset by performing the following: Start -> Run -> iisreset. You could also recycle the SharePoint Application Pools in Internet Information Services Manager.
For MOSS, perform the additional steps:
- If you have MOSS 2007 and have enabled Shared Services then, goto Central Administration -> Shared Services Administration -> Select your current Shared Services Provider -> Search -> Search Settings -> File types.
- Click New File Type.
- Add the pdf file extension in the designated text box and click OK.
- Go back to the Search Settings page.
- Click Content sources and crawl schedules.
- Select the content source, access its context menu, and click Start Full Crawl.