New User - Licensing Error in Simulation

Hey everyone!

This is my first time using Quartus at all. I installed it on my laptop so I can do my school work at home. I was able to build a block digaram and compile it no problem but i'm getting an error for running a simulation.

Unable to checkout a license. Vsim is closing.

** Fatal: Invalid license environment. Application closing.

Unable to checkout a license. Make sure your license file environment variables are set correctly and then run 'lmutil lmdiag' to diagnose the problem.

Modelsim-Altera uses the following environment variables to check the licenses (listed in the order of preference)

1. MGLS_LICENSE_FILE

2. LM_LICENSE_FILE.

Error.

I don't know why i'm getting this error, i did some serahcing around and got the idea to request for a license? I was able to get one via email using my NIC. I added the license file to my quartus ii web edition but i'm still getting the same error.

I also found something to install these license files? called

lmgrd.exe

lmulti.exe

mgcld.exe

They open a cmd and close right away ( ran in admin as well).

Now I ran out of ideas. I'm very new so Id really appreciate it if someone gives me a solution it could be step by step processes. Thank you very much!