Disabling AutoUpdate in Crystal Reports

So I encountered issues today with AutoUpdate in Crystal Reports. It is a reporting tool for Deltek FMS. Anyway, if you disable auto update, it will somehow turn itself back on. On top of that, the updates are usually not solid or reliable and break features so you have to wait for a fix. Anyway, there's a registry edit that you can perform to fix the issue. Click On...

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The Update Service can be disabled by a registry setting at the following subkey:


\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Business Objects\Suite 11.0\Crystal Reports\DisableCheckForUpdates


The DisableCheckForUpdates entry has a default string value of empty string (""). Setting this value to "1" disables the Update Service.


Disabling the Update Service:


� Removes the 'Check for Updates...' command from the 'Help' menu and Start Page.

� Removes the 'Check for Updates on Start Up' option under the 'Help' menu.

� Disables any automatic update processes previously configured (such as the 'Check for Updates on Start Up' option being selected).