ReportViewer Client Print Control “Unable to load client print control”

activexprintingreporting-servicesreportviewer

Has anyone come across this issue?

Seems MS have broken it with their own update:

A number of people have reported
problems using the ActiveX print
control in the report viewer after
installing Microsoft Update 956391.
Specifically, users receive the error
"Unable to load client print control"
when clicking on the print icon in the
report viewer toolbar. I would like
to explain what is happening, why we
did it, and how to fix the problems
that you or your customers are
experiencing.

From here: http://blogs.msdn.com/brianhartman/archive/2008/11/05/client-print-fails-to-load-after-microsoft-update-956391.aspx

I can get it to work in ReportManager again but in our app (RSinteract) which references version 8.0.0.0 of the ReportViewer it is not working no matter what I do.

I've tried everything here:
http://www.technologystudio.net/blog/post/Microsoft-Update-KB956391-breaks-Reporting-Services-ReportViewer.aspx

I'd like a fix that doesn't require me to rebuild and redeploy to all my clients. Any ideas?

Best Answer

Found a Fix:

  1. First ensure that printing is working from Report Manager (open a report in Report Manager and print from there).

  2. If it works go to Step 3, if you received the same error you need to install the following patches on the Report Server.

  3. Download and install the following update:

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