Unable to Run FIR Compiler II

Description

The FIR Compiler II MegaCore fails to run with the following error message:

Error: couldn’t execute”<Quartus installation path>\quartus\common\ip\altera\windows32\fir_ip_api_interface”: no such file or directory.

Resolution

To avoid this problem, follow these steps:

1. Download the appropriate version of Microsoft Visual C 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package - (×86) for a 32-bit machine or (×64) for 64-bit Windows XP.
2. Double-click on the vcredisk_x86.exe or vcredisk_x64.exe file you downloaded.
3. Follow the instructions.

If you are prompted to uninstall or repair, click Repair.