Changed number format in vs 2008 versus crystal report format

I am using Crystal report designer 11.0.0.1.282 and I am able to see the numbers in the format I want . example is the year 2012,2013, etc.
I don't want any decimal point to be applied to this like 2013.00 because it is just the year and it should be 2013. when I ran the report in preview inside the designer , everything looks fine. but when I ran the report from our client application, the year format comes as 2013.00
In the Crystal report designer, I have checked the File menu /Options , when the Options dialog that opens up , I have selected Fields tab and have chosen the Number field and have selected the Style for the numbers through all the report to be -1123
the report used to show up with correct format up until a couple of weeks ago, so I am not sure what may have caused this. I was hoping there might be a solution to this.
I have attached how the year shows in the chart legend both in designer and from our client application (VS2008)
greatly appreciate any help and if you could point me to right direction

Your System properties may have changed. If the field is set to system it will use what ever your defualt system is set to. Change the field to use format:

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