Installation of MS .NET Runtime and further prerequisite components

Running the Setup.EXE supplied with the installation package automates all required download and installation steps. Therefore there shall be no need for the user to bother about it manually.

The explanation below gives you more background information in the case you decide to install prerequisites manually and under your full control.

Remark: Directly running the AnTherm...MSI script (instead of Setup.EXE) will not install nor check most of its prerequisites thus the application will eventually fail in the case one or more prerequisite components are missing.
Example 1: If prerequisite component of Crystal Reports is not installed showing any Report within AnTherm will lead to an Exception: "Could not load file or assembly 'CrystalDecisions.Windows.Forms, Version=10.5.xxx.... The system cannot find the file specified."
Example 2: Running AnTherm...MSI installer directly will complain if .NET3.5 ist not installed yet and offer manual installation from some Microsoft site - internet browser will open showing several download and installation options the user has to choose on his own.

Installation instructions for Microsoft® .NET Framework Version 3.5 and Version 4.0

Links shown below will forward you to the download area and to detailed installation instructions of Microsoft® .NET Framework Version 3.5 and 4.0 (valid at the time of writing this section).

Please note, that you must be logged on with an account of the user granted installation permissions.

The language version shall be the same as of your operating system:

• Original source of Microsoft related to .NET 4.0 Redistributable Packages (web bootstrapper)
• or try Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (Standalone Installer) for offline installations (or this link alternatively)

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• Original source of Microsoft related to .NET 3.5 Redistributable Packages (web bootstrapper)
• or try Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service pack 1 (Full Package) for offline installation

Alternatively you can choose Windows Update (windows menu Start → Windows Update) and then in the group "Custom Install/Optional Updates" choose .NET 3.5 and .NET4 installation.

Important: Even if .NET4 is already installed the .NET2 (included in .NET3.5) must be also installed.

Installation instructions for SAP Crystal Reports for Visual Studio 2010 runtime engine x86 (32 bit)

Links shown below will forward you to the download area and to detailed installation instructions of SAP Crystal Reports for Visual Studio 2010 runtime engine x86 (valid at the time of writing this section).

Please note, that you must be logged on with an account of the user granted installation permissions.

The language version shall be the same as of your operating system:

• Original source from SAP Crystal Reports for Visual Studio 2010 runtime engine
  "START YOUR FREE DOWNLOAD", find "SAP Crystal Reports runtime engine for .NET Framework 4 (32-bit)")
  Download the file CRforVS_redist_install_32bit_13_0_1.zip .

Important: Even if 64 bit system is used one has to install the x86 variant of the runtime package (the 32 bit version).

See also: System requirements, Installation of the software