Why does SSRS pop up an installation message when printing?

  • We've developed a simple SQL Server Reporting Services report for our Visual Studio 2008 ASP.NET app. This is run in-house. When the report comes up, its fine. But if the user chooses to print the report they're getting a pop-up window (I'm using IE8, and so its a IE security warning window), asking if the user wants to install Microsoft SQL Server!

    What's going on here? None of our users want to do that, so I don't know what's happening. Our users are confused, and generally speaking this is something of a mess.

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  • I believe, and it has been awhile, that printing directly from the report (wasn't supported in the original 2000 release at all) requires a printing control to be installed/added to IE. Once the users click okay to install they should no longer get this prompt.

  • Can anyone else verify what Jack has said here?

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  • Never mind, I've verified it myself. You were right, Jack.

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