To run, our VB.NET application needs the runtime files Crystal Reports, developer version for Microsoft Visual Studio. (Support Pack SP8)

We are installing our application on Windows Server 2012 R2 64-bit.

The target CPU of our VB.NET app is x86.

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Do we install the 32bit MSI or the 64 bit runtime?

[For the list of Crystal Report installation files, see http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-7824]

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You should know. Is your application 32 bit or 64 bit? You can set this up for VB.NET.... and.... 64 bit makes maybe little sense for most apps (that is the reason there is no 64 bit office in wide use - ms recommends against the use of it unless there is a need, like HUUUUUGH excel sheets).

As you say:

The target CPU of our VB.NET app is x86.

That says you hav a 32 bit application. So you need the 32 bit runtime.

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Crystal Reports is included with Visual Basic 6 and allows the user to generate reports based on databases generated within Visual Basic. The method of installation varies depending upon which version of Visual Basic 6 is installed on the computer.

Step 1

Insert the required CD into the CD-ROM drive of the computer. Each version of Visual Basic 6 has the Crystal Reports installation file (Crystl32.exe) on a different disc, as follows: Visual Basic Professional or Enterprise: Disc 1 Visual Studio Professional: Disc 2 Visual Studio Enterprise: Disc 3 The installation file is located in the 'CommonToolsVB' directory.

Step 2

Double-click on the installation file to begin the setup process.

Step 3

Click 'Yes' when the setup program asks if you want to install Crystal Reports.

Step 4

Select where you would like the Crystal Reports application installed. The default directory is 'C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual StudioCommon.' If you would like to install to a different directory, click 'Browse...' and navigate to the desired directory. Otherwise, click 'OK.' If the selected directory does not yet exist, the setup program will ask if you would like it created. Select 'Yes.'

After the setup program finishes installing the software, it will display the message 'Installation of Crystal Reports has been completed successfully.' Click 'OK' to exit the installation program.

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