Reporting against an OLAP cube

I have unsuccessfully tried to connect to an OLAP cube (SQL Server 2005) in Crystal Reports XI.
I select OLAP from the Database Expert and Create a New Connection. I click Add to add the server. The server type selected is Microsoft OLE DB Provider for Analysis Services 9.0. The Server Options = OLAP Server. I type in the server name and instance and test connection and it says it is successful. When I add my user credentials (with and without the domain name) and hit Test Connection, I get the following error:
"Failed to set properites (The following system error occurred: The requested operation requires delegation to be enabled on the machine. .)"
Delegation was enabled on the server.
I was reading in a CR book that I "may need to install client software specific to your particular OLAP system, such as a cube-viewing application, on your PC." I am not sure what that is. I have SQL Server 2005 client tools installed.
Has anyone been successfull in reporting against a OLAP cube?
Susan

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