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8 years ago

USB Blaster not recognized in Windows 7

I downloaded Version 17, standard edition (17.0.0 Build 595). I had been using version 16. I used both simultaneously, but later uninstalled Version 16. Before I uninstalled V16 I was using USB Bl...
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8 years ago

well the USB Blaster does not appear as a COM LPT Port, it just shows up in the device manager under "USB Controller"... As it Shows up there (assuming without exclamation mark to indicate Driver issues), that part seems pretty ok.

Try to start the programmer (Quartus => Tool => Programmer) and check if it is showing up there as available Hardware item)