Description
When you open a JTAG Indirect Configuration File (.jic) in the Quartus® II Programmer, you may receive the above error. This error may occur when opening the .jic in an older version of the Quartus II Programmer than the version in which it was generated.
Resolution
To avoid this problem, use a version of the Quartus II Programmer which is the same or newer than the version of the Quartus II software used to generate the .jic.