Installing CR VS2010 on Windows 2008 Core Server

[Former Member]

Hello,

We are attempting to re-build our web servers and reduce their footprint. In this effort we have chosen to use Windows 2008 Core Server with all of the web server installation features. In addition we upgraded our application to CR for VS2010 after finding that it supported Windows Server 2008. However, while trying to deploy the MSI packages to the server we are encountering the following error.

MSI PACKAGE

CRRuntime_32bit_13_0_1.msi

ERROR

Error 1904. Modeule C:\Program Files (x86)\SAP BusinessObjects\Crystal Reports for .NET Framework 4.0\Common\SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 4.0\win32_x86\pageobjectmodel.dll failed to register. HRESULT -2147024770

SYSTEM INFORMATION

OS Name: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard

OS Version: 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601

OS Manufacturer: Microsoft Corporation

OS Configuration: Member Server

OS Build Type: Multiprocessor Free

Registered Owner: Windows User

Registered Organization:

Product ID: 00477-001-0000421-84205

Original Install Date: 4/27/2011, 10:12:31 AM

System Boot Time: 9/27/2011, 9:47:41 AM

System Manufacturer: Microsoft Corporation

System Model: Virtual Machine

System Type: x64-based PC

Processor(s): 1 Processor(s) Installed.

[01]: Intel64 Family 6 Model 44 Stepping 2 GenuineInt

el ~3058 Mhz

BIOS Version: American Megatrends Inc. 090004 , 3/19/2009

Windows Directory: C:\Windows

System Directory: C:\Windows\system32

Boot Device: \Device\HarddiskVolume4

System Locale: en-us;English (United States)

Input Locale: en-us;English (United States)

Time Zone: (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

Total Physical Memory: 1,536 MB

Available Physical Memory: 1,031 MB

Virtual Memory: Max Size: 3,840 MB

Virtual Memory: Available: 3,316 MB

Virtual Memory: In Use: 524 MB

Hotfix(s): 32 Hotfix(s) Installed.

[01]: KB2425227

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INSTALLED PACKAGES

Name=Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX Extensions 1.0

Name=SolarWinds Log Forwarder for Windows

Name=Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable

Name=Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable - x86 9.0.21022

Name=Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Extended

Name=Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile

Any insight you can provide on the issue would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Phil

[former_member183750 · Accepted solution]

Hello Phil

Download the [Depends|http://www.dependencywalker.com/] utility and open the pageobjectmodel.dll in it. See what the log tells you about possible missing dependencies.

- Ludek

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

The DLLS that fail to register are:

pageobjectmodel.dll

reportrenderer.dll

PageObjectModel.dll is missing the following dependencies:

MSVCR80.DLL

OLEDLG.DLL

DEVMGR.DLL

EFSADU.DLL

NETPLWIZ.DLL

RASAPI32.DLL

RASDLG.DLL

SHDOCVW.DLL

TAPI32.DLL

ReportRenderer.dll is missing the following dependencies:

MSVCR80.DLL

OLEDLG.DLL

DEVMGR.DLL

EFSADU.DLL

NETPLWIZ.DLL

RASAPI32.DLL

RASDLG.DLL

SHDOCVW.DLL

TAPI32.DLL

If I ignore the registration errors the installer completes. When I run my application I get the following error:

The type initializer for 'CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.ReportDocument' threw an exception. >>> Could not load file or assembly 'CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.CommLayer, Version=13.0.2000.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=692fbea5521e1304' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.

Do we need to run the full version of Windows Server 2008 for this to work? I have installed the required VC++ run-time dependencies and still no luck.

[former_member183750 · Accepted solution]

Do we need to run the full version of Windows Server 2008 for this to work?

- I have no idea, but looking up some basic info re. Windows 2008 Core Server;

Server Core does not include the .NET Framework, Internet Explorer, Windows PowerShell or many other features not related to core server features.

No Framework?(!) And I do know the files you list are pretty basic - if not system type files on most OS-es(?). MSVCR80.DLL

is I believe part of the C++ runtime library?

My feeling on this is that you will need the dependency files there. How you get them there, I'm not sure.

- Ludek

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thanks! That is what I figured you might say. I will let everyone know if I find a solution.