Symptom
- Crystal Reports Designer CD doesn't start installation.
- Not able to install Crystal Reports XI on vista.
- Select the language and click on install in autorun wizard and nothing happens.
- Installer doesn't start.
Reproducing the Issue
- Install Crystal Report Designer XI from CD.
- Operating System - Windows Vista Base & SP1.
- Use Auto run feature of the CD.
Cause
There may be two possibilities.
Autorun feature is not executing the "Setup.exe" to start the installation wizard.
"User Access control" built into Windows Vista/Windows 7 is blocking autorun wizard from executing "Setup.exe" and not prompting to allow.
Resolution
Browse to win32 folder and directly execute "Setup.exe".
Keywords
Crystal Reports Designer 2008, Installer does not start, CD not working, Microsoft Windows Vista,Windows 7 , KBA , BI-BIP-DEP , Webapp Deployment, Networking, Vulnerabilities, Webservices , Problem
Product
Crystal Reports 2008 V1