Search results are displayed by default on the Search Center site. Site collection administrators can choose either to display the results within the Search Center site or to create a new page on which to display search results.

1. Log on to the home page of your top-level site with site collection administrator permissions.
2. On the Site Actions menu, point to Site Settings, and then click Modify All Site Settings.
3. On the Site Settings page, under Site Collection Administration, click Search settings.
4. On the Search Settings page, in the Search Center and Custom Scopes section, click Use custom scopes, and then type the full URL for the new search results page.
5. Click OK.