1. If the SharePoint Central Administration website isn’t already open, select Start >> Administrative Tools >> SharePoint 3.0 Central Administration, then click the Operations tab
2. On the Operations page, click the Services on server link, located under the Topology and Services heading
3. On the Services on Server page, go down to the listing of available services, locate Windows SharePoint Services Help Search, then click the Start link located on the same row

Fill in the following records appropriately:

• Service Account: (that was used during WSS configuration)
• User name: Domain\User (e.g. VPC02\Administrator, )
• Password: enter the administrator password
• Content Access Account:
• User name: Domain\User (e.g. VPC02\Administrator, )
• Password: enter the administrator password
• Search Database:
• Database server: should be pre-populated (vpc02, in this case)
• Database name: should be pre-populated (WSS_Search_vpc02, in this case)
• Database authentication: Windows authentication (Recommended)
• Indexing Schedule: e.g. Daily, between 12AM and 1AM