title: Sharepoint Foundation 2010 Search Not Available
body: <p>I've just completed an installation of SharePoint Foundation 2010 and I can't get searching to work. </p>
  
  <p>In Central Administration, there is no service application listed for search. </p>
  
  <p>When I go into the Manage Content Database Settings page, the option "Select Microsoft SharePoint Foundation search server" is greyed-out. </p>
  
  <p>In the Services MMC, "SharePoint Foundation Search Service V4" is listed as disabled. I can get this service running for a short time, but eventually it stops and automatically reverts back to the disabled state.</p>
  
  <p>What did we do wrong to make searching completely unavailable in our SharePoint Foundation 2010 installation? How do we get it fixed?</p>
  
  <p>EDIT---></p>
  
  <p>I changed the log on account for "SharePoint Foundation Search V4" service. The service now starts automatically and is no longer disabled. However, when I go to Central Admin->Manage Service Applications, I still don't see a search service listed. I also still cannot assign a search server to the content databases.</p>
  
  <p>I've tried repairing the SharePoint installation and rebooting the box. I feel like I'm one step closer - but I still don't have search functionality on the site.</p>
  
  <p>EDIT #2---></p>
  
  <p>I checked the databases on this system and there is no search database listed. On our old WSS 3.0 system there was a database dedicated to search for SharePoint. I'm not sure if this database is missing from the 2010 Foundation server or if 2010 doesn't use a separate database anymore?</p>