For legacy USB devices that are end of life where driver updates aren't likely you'll also find that running older operating systems such as Windows XP within a virtual machine may be another option worth looking at. While I haven't used that particular Altera programming tool many embedded programming devices seem to have a considerable lag until they have driver support for new operating systems. If you do that of course pay careful attention to the message 'Windows can't verify the publisher of this driver software' in the future if you see it for drivers from a less reliable source. You can follow instructions such as Disabling Driver Signature on Windows 8 if you're happy to disable driver signing on your system and are confident the driver came from a valid source. UG-01150 2015.12.11 Installing the USB-Blaster II Driver on Windows XP Systems.

It probably means the driver hasn't been signed as per Signing a Driver for Public Release but it could also mean it's been tampered with. USB-Blaster II Download Cable User Guide Subscribe Send Feedback UG-01150. The file is likely corrupt or the victim of tampering' normally means that the driver isn't signed in a manner that Windows 8 will accept. The message 'The hash for the file is not present in the specified catalog file.

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