Hi Blake. I cover this on page 204 of my CR Encyclopedia book. You can change the maximum number of records read to be anything you want. On your computer, select the Windows menu options Start > Run. Enter RegEdit. Create the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Business Objects\Suite 11.0\Crystal Reports\ DatabaseOptions\LOV.
If you are using XI R2, then change the 11.0 to 11.5. Add a string value called MaxRowsetRecords and give it a new value for the maximum number of records to read. This overrides the default value of 1000 stored in CR.