InstallShield error code -6001 when installing the MegaCore IP Library CD

Description

You may get the following error when you install the MegaCore^® IP Library CD included with the Quartus^® II software version 6.0.

Setup has experienced an error.
Please do the following:
- Close any running programs
- Empty your temporary folder
- Check your Internet connection (Internet-based Setups)
Then try to run the Setup again.
error code -6001

To work around this error, delete the C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Professional\RunTime\0701 folder on your computer and reinstall the MegaCore IP Library CD.

If deleting the folder does not solve the problem, rename the C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield folder to C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield-old and reinstall the MegaCore IP Library CD.

This problem has been fixed beginnning with the Quartus II software version 6.1 MegaCore IP Library installation.