run time error crystal report

I m trying to run a crystal report (9) in a visual basic application on wins 98..I get run time error 6 over flow when the report tries to print a string ( for example a product name from the databases onto the report)..while if i remove that..it works..it displays numbers..but for string it is giving me the error...Also there is no crystal report installed on win98 machine..u know what i mean by this..so can aanybody tell me what is the problem or any one have come across this problem