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usb blaster for windows 7

Altera_Forum
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‎05-22-2013 07:21 AM
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hi 

i have installed Quartus II subscription edition version 8.0 for windows (platform supported windows vista,xp, 2000) on windows 7 operating system...i tried some project in vhdl which works fine.....but when i am trying to use altera DE2 development board USB blaster is not getting installed 

i downloaded usb blaster drivers for windows 7 which is not getting installed. 

please tell me what could be the problem...... 

1. should i change my windows 7 os to XP 

 

THANKS
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Altera_Forum
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‎05-22-2013 08:59 AM
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Why don't you use a newer version of Quartus? 

The DE2 dev board didn't want to install the usb blaster automatically either with me, but when I found out about the windows 7 drivers it all worked just fine.
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