What color lights on the programmer?
There should be a couple fields on the tool bar - one says what kind of chip you are using, and the other says what kind of programmer. If it says "no tool", click on it, pull down the programmer you are using, and click on the save file icon. You have to save it to get it to work at all. Also check the ISP clock speed and make sure that it is less than 1/4 your CPU speed.