Remove Indexing Catalog is disabled until you need it, when you are reconfiguring a site or renaming an Indexing Server catalog. If the Multi-Instance Utility detects a catalog by that name, it stops configuring the site and enables the button to let you remove the conflicting catalog. When you click the button, it removes the catalog, and you are ready to try again.
Note: If you have Windows 2008, it displays an error message in the output; remove the catalog manually before proceeding.
Best practice: Although you can rename the indexing service rather than remove the existing one, it's best to remove the conflicting one.
To remove the indexing catalog
1. Select Start > Computer, right-click and select Manage.
2. Expand the bottom node, Services and Applications.
3. Right-click Indexing Service and select Stop.
4. Expand the node; right-click the catalog and select Delete.
5. Right-click Indexing Service and select Start.
To create an MMC snap-in for the indexing service
Windows Server 2008: After you install the Indexing Service, you must create a new Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in for the Indexing Service.
1. Select Start > Run..., type mmc, and press Enter.
2. Select File > Add/Remove Snap-in.
3. From Available snap-ins, select Indexing Service, and click Add.
4. In Connect to Computer, select Local computer: (the computer this console is running on), and click Finish.
5. Click OK to close and return to the console, which displays the Indexing Service snap-in.