title: Full text searching in SQL Server 2008 Express Advanced
body: <p>I have recently installed SQL Server 2008 Express Edition with Advanced Services on XP Pro but am having trouble getting full text searching to work with an restored database. The database was originally created in SQL Server 2005.</p>
  
  <p>When I call a stored proc that uses the full text index then I get the following error: Full-Text Search is not installed, or a full-text component cannot be loaded. </p>
  
  <p>This is my db version:
  Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (RTM) - 10.0.1600.22 (Intel X86) 
      Jul  9 2008 14:43:34 
      Copyright (c) 1988-2008 Microsoft Corporation
      Express Edition with Advanced Services on Windows NT 5.1  (Build 2600: Service Pack 3)</p>
  
  <p>When I run: SELECT DATABASEPROPERTY('DBNAME','ISFULLTEXTENABLED')</p>
  
  <p>I get: 1</p>
  
  <p>Also, when I look in the advanced properties for the db server in Management Studio I see both the "Default Full-Text Language" and "Full-Text Upgrade Option" properties. However, when I go to SQL Server Configuration Manager I don't see the "MSSQLFDLauncher" service.</p>
  
  <p>Does anyone know how to get this working?</p>
  
  <p>Cheers,
  Iain</p>
  
  <p>Additional: I tried to "generate SQL" for the full text index but I got the following error message: Full-text is not supported on this edition of SQL Server. (Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo)</p>
  
  <p>This is very odd because according to the MS website it does suppor full text indexes: <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/express/Database/default.aspx#Installation_Options" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www.microsoft.com/express/Database/default.aspx#Installation_Options</a></p>