Crystal Reports 10 Report Parameter Input Missing

Post Author: Karl D
CA Forum: Crystal Reports
I just did a clean install of Vista Business and Crystal Reports 10. I'm only having one issue, but it is very annoying.
I can open a report with parameters, click the lightning bolt, enter the parameters, and the report returns. However, as soon as I make even the slightest changed to the command, or even look at it, I am prompted to re-enter parameters.
The problem is, the parameter dialog is then missing the input, so I have no way to enter anything. The "Reset" button does nothing. This happens for any report I have that uses parameters as soon as I try to view the command/query in any way.
What should I try first. I had trouble coming up with anything in searches.
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I am not sure about the Citrix environment, but couple of times the file dialog was missing because the relevant dll was not registered.
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regsvr32 "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Crystal Decisions\2.5\bin\filedialog.dll"
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