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17 years ago

Couldn't install usb blaster driver on HP dv4-1020us notebook (64bit Vista)

Hello, I have installed the Quartus-II 8.0 SP1 on HP dv4-1020us notebook (64bit Windows Vista), the software is runing fine. When I plug in the usb blaster cable which connects to a Terasic DE3 bo...
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17 years ago

Someone used a x32 driver from V7.2, but I guess it's identical to the one shipped with with V8.0, cause it hasn't changed since many Quartus versions.

I'm not familiar with Vista yet and don't intend to use it in any professional enviroment now. But the the quoted error message

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this version of Windows requires the certified signature to install the driver

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possibly indicates a problem that has to be handled by Altera. It seems to be not the usual warning that can be skipped.