Nios II EDS Requires Administrative Permissions on Windows Vista and Windows 7

Description

On the Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems, the Nios II EDS requires your user account to have administrative permissions.

Attempts to write to a directory other than the user home directory might fail, especially writing to an installation directory. For example, you might be unable to create a software project under an example design directory. Error messages might vary.

Resolution

Obtain an administrator account on your workstation.

Alternatively, start Nios II EDS applications in administrator mode. For example, when launching the Nios II SBT for Eclipse, right-click Nios II <version> Software Build Tools for Eclipse and click Run As Administrator.