Article ID: 000084501 Content Type: Error Messages Last Reviewed: 03/06/2006

Error: "Invalid (inconsistent) license key. The license-key and data for the feature do not match. This usually happens when a license file has been altered..." (QuartusTM, MAX PLUS® II)

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Description Altera software generates this error if the license file is corrupted.

The license file must have the proper format. For example, a missing carriage return between the back-slash and the alphanumeric number may result in this error. A correct license file should have the following format:

FEATURE maxplus2web alterad 2000.03 15-mar-2000 uncounted 
ABCD12345678 HOSTID=DISK_SERIAL_NUM=00000000

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