KB2976966 - FIX: Cannot install the Windows Forms application that has ReportViewer control

Symptoms

Assume that you have a Windows Forms application that has ReportViewer control in Microsoft SQL Server 2012. The installation of the application fails after you publish it. The error indicates "'PublicKey' attribute" does not match.

Cause

The issue occurs because the certificate to ReportViewer.msi is updated.

Resolution

The issue was first fixed in the following cumulative update of SQL Server. And this hotfix is included in the Microsoft Report Viewer 2012 Runtime, go to Microsoft Download Center to download Microsoft Report Viewer 2012 Runtime.

Cumulative Update 2 for SQL Server 2012 SP2 /en-us/help/2983175

Cumulative Update 11 for SQL Server 2012 SP1 /en-us/help/2975396

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Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.