Hi, We use Visual Studio 2008 and the basic version of Crystal Reports that come with it. However, on my machine the trial version of full Crystal Reports was installed. This messed with our dll references and such..anyway bottom line is I decided to uninstall the full product trial. Then the Crystal Reports basic built into VS 2008 no longer works (rpt files open in a massive stream of hexidec) So I (perhaps unwisely) uninstalled Crystal Reports Basic for Visual Studio as well, with the intention of reinstalling it I downloaded an installer from here: Business Objects - Crystal Reports Runtime Packages I think maybe it doesn't work because this is the redistributable, and I need the development version? The problem with the installer I downloaded is, when I run it there is a progress bar for preparing installation, after it reaches max, the window closes and nothing else happens, not even an error message.
It should be noted that the best way to redistribute a VS 2008 Crystal Reports app is to check 'Crystal Reports Basic for VS 2008' in the Prerequisites settings of your setup project. This will download the runtime automatically on install. Crystal Reports 2005 x86.msi. 2005-09-23 00:00:00. More information? Send us an email or contact us +32 (0)9 331 77 00.
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How to download Crystal Reports?
Where are the full builds of Crystal Reports?
Where to find the installation packages of Crystal Reports on the SAP website?
Where to download product updates for Crystal Reports, like Support Pack or Patch?
Environment
SAP Crystal Reports 2016
SAP Crystal Reports 2013
SAP Crystal Reports 2011
Resolution
The following section contain information on how to download:
Crystal Reports 2016, 2020
Full installation
Support Pack or Patch
Crystal Reports 2011, 2013 ( Unsupported product version )
Support Pack
To download Crystal Reports 2016, 2020:
For full product installation:
Go to the SAP Software Downloads website: https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/softwarecenter
Login with your SAP User ( S-User ID )
In Software Downloads, under the tab: 'INSTALLATIONS & UPGRADES', select the following:
By Category
Analytics Solutions
In the 'ANALYTICS SOLUTIONS' page, select: 'CRYSTAL REPORTS'
In the 'CRYSTAL REPORTS' page, select the desired version of Crystal Reports. (For example: 'SAP CRYSTAL REPORTS 2020')
On the next page, select the product version again.
On the next page, select the product version once more.
In the Download page, select the Support Pack version of Crystal Reports to download.
For product updates, like a Support Pack or a Patch:
Go to the SAP Software Downloads: https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/softwarecenter
Login with your SAP User ( S-User ID )
In the Software Downloads page, under 'SUPPORT PACKAGES & PATCHES', select the following:
By Category
Analytics Solutions
In the 'ANALYTICS SOLUTIONS' page, select: 'CRYSTAL REPORTS'
In the 'CRYSTAL REPORTS' page, select the desired version of Crystal Reports. (For example: 'SAP CRYSTAL REPORTS 2020')
In the next page, select the version of Crystal Reports again.
In the Download page, select the Support Pack, or Patch of Crystal Reports to download.
To download a version of Crystal Reports that is no longer supported, like Crystal Reports 2011, 2013: Important Note: There is no full product download for unsupported versions of Crystal Reports, only the latest product updates.
Download Crystal Report For Visual Studio 2008 64 Bit
Go to the SAP Software Downloads website: https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/softwarecenter
Login with your SAP User ( S-User ID )
In Software Downloads, under 'SUPPORT PACKAGES & PATCHES', select the following:
Archived by Alphabetical Index (A-Z)
C
In the page 'ARCHIVE - C', scroll down, and select: 'CRYSTAL REPORTS'
In the page 'CRYSTAL REPORTS', select the desired version of Crystal Reports. ( For example: 'SAP CRYSTAL REPORTS 2013' )
In the next page, select the version of Crystal Reports again.
In the Download page, select the desired Support Pack, or Patch of Crystal Reports to download.
Important Note If you have any questions or issues downloading Crystal Reports, create an incident under the component: XX-SER-SAPSMP-SWC, and include any errors you receive or a screenshot if the package isn't available.
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Product
Crystal Reports Download
SAP Crystal Reports 2011 ; SAP Crystal Reports 2013 ; SAP Crystal Reports 2016 ; SAP Crystal Reports 2020