Visual Studio Versions
Crystal Reports is available for purchase as a separate application, or as a version that is installed as part of most versions of Microsoft Visual Studio (commonly known as Crystal Reports for Visual Studio).
If you intend to use Crystal Reports for Visual Studio, you must verify that the version of Visual Studio that you have installed ships with Crystal Reports for Visual Studio.
Visual Studio is available in the following versions:
| Version | Crystal Reports included? |
|---|---|
| Visual Studio .NET 2002, Standard (C#, Visual Basic, or C++) | No |
| Visual Studio .NET 2002, Professional or higher | Yes |
| Visual Studio .NET 2003, Standard (C#, Visual Basic, or C++) | No |
| Visual Studio .NET 2003, Professional or higher | Yes |
| Visual Studio 2005 Express Edition (C#, Visual Basic, C++, SQL, J#, Web Developer) | No |
| Visual Studio 2005, Professional or higher | Yes |
The Crystal Reports Component
By default, the Crystal Reports component is installed as part of your Visual Studio installation. If you must install the Crystal Reports component, relaunch the Visual Studio installer and follow directions to add enterprise development tools.
See Also
Crystal Reports Versions | What Needs to be Installed? | Setting Up the Development Environment
