Register PDF filter pack for Exchange Server

Prerequisites

·         Download and Install Adobe PDF iFilter

Download link:

http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=4025

1.     At Mailbox role server, login as Domain Administrator.

2.     Install PDF iFilter Pack.

3.     Click "Start", enter "sysdm.cpl".

4.     Select "Advanced" tab, click "Environment Variables".

5.     Under "System variables > Variable", select "Path".

6.     Click "Edit".

7.     Next to "Variable value", append "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe PDF iFilter 9 64-bit\bin" at the end.



8.     Click "OK" three times.

9.     Restart the server.

10.     Click "Start", enter "regedit".

11.     Navigate to the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ExchangeServer\v14\MSSearch\CLSID\

12.     Add the following subkeys and values:

Subkey	Value
{E8978DA6-047F-4E3D-9C78-CDBE46041603}	PDFFilter.dll

13.     Add a new "String Value" named "ThreadingModel".

14.     Double-click "ThreadingModel", type "Both".



 

15.     Click "OK".

16.     Add a new "DWORD (32-bit) Value" named "Flags".

17.     Double-click "Flags", type "1".

18.     Click "OK".



19.     Navigate to the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ExchangeServer\v14\MSSearch\Filters\

20.     Add the following subkeys and values:

Subkey	Value
.pdf	{E8978DA6-047F-4E3D-9C78-CDBE46041603}

21.     Launch Command Prompt, enter the following commands:

Net stop msftesql-Exchange

Net Start msexchangesearch

22.     Launch Exchange Management Shell, enter the following cmdlets:

Restart-service MSExchangeIS

ResetSearchIndex.ps1 –force –all


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