Installing Crystal Reports runtime with InstallShield 2013 LE

Question

I am trying to make a setup for my program by using InstallShield 2013 LE and I am running it from within VS 2012. I have already downloaded and installed .NET 4.5 as one of the prerequisites under Specify Application Data -> Redistributables.

My application has reports that I made by installing CRforVS_redist_install_64bit_13_0_8 from the site http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-7824.

The reports and program run well. I know that I need to include the crystal reports runtime as part of my setup for deployment to other computers. Under Specify Application Data -> Redistributables, I see Crystal Reports Basic for Visual Studio 2008. How do I add the right runtime version that I need to my program?

Also for some reason, I am unable to download even the 2008 version shown.

Answer 1

InstallShield Limited edition lacks the prereq editor found in Professional and above. You can download an eval and throw it on a VM and use it there. Correct the PRQ file and copy it back to your ISLE machine along with needed content.

Here's a basic tutorial on how to author PRQs:

Using InstallShield 12 to Install .NET Framework 3.0