| MATLAB Installation Guide for Windows | |
Standard Installation Checklist
This checklist summarizes the steps in the standard installation procedure. For a more detailed information about any of the steps, see its description in Installation Instructions.
| Standard Installation Checklist |
| Perform the preinstallation tasks described in Before You Install |
| Step 1: Start the Installer |
| Step 2: Enter Your Personal License Password (PLP) |
| Step 3: Review the Software Licensing Agreement |
| Step 4: Enter Your Name and Company Name |
| Step 5: Select the Products You Want to Install |
| Step 6: Get Configuration Information (Optional) |
| Step 7: Complete the Installation |
| Perform the post-installation tasks described in After You Install |
Installation Instructions
This section describes each step of the installation process. If you encounter any trouble during installation, see Troubleshooting for answers to some common installation problems.
| Note You can run the installer noninteractively. In this mode, all the information that you would normally provide using the installer dialog boxes you put in an initialization file. For more information, see Running the Installer Noninteractively. |
Step 1: Start the Installer
Insert the MathWorks product CD into the CD-ROM drive or double-click on the installer file you downloaded from the MathWorks Web site. The MathWorks Installer starts automatically, displaying the Welcome to The MathWorks Installer dialog box.
If the installer does not start, open a Windows Explorer window, click on your CD-ROM drive, and double-click the setup.exe program in the top-level directory.
Step 2: Enter Your Personal License Password (PLP)
Enter your Personal License Password (PLP) in the Personal License Password dialog box and click Next. To avoid typing errors, copy the PLP from the license e-mail and paste it into this dialog box, using Ctrl+V. Take care to copy the entire PLP if your e-mail program has caused it to wrap onto two lines.
| Note Do not confuse your PLP with your License Number. A PLP is a series of five-digit numbers prefixed with a two-digit release code. For more information, see Product Licensing. |
Step 3: Review the Software Licensing Agreement
Review the software licensing agreement and, if you agree with the terms, click Yes. After installation, you can view the license agreement in the file license.txt located in the top-level of your MATLAB installation directory.
Step 4: Enter Your Name and Company Name
Enter your name and your company name in the Customer Information dialog box and click Next.
Step 5: Select the Products You Want to Install
If you click Next, the installer installs all the products and documentation you are licensed to install into the default directory (C:\MATLAB6p5). You can also use this dialog box to customize many aspects of your MATLAB installation, including
If you want to upgrade a demo license to a regular license, without reinstalling MATLAB, click on the More Options button and select the Update license option. See Upgrading a Demo License Installation for more information. The other option on the More Options dialog box sets the permissions of all installed files to read only. This option is typically used by system administrators doing network installations. See Creating a Read-Only Installation for more information.
Before you select products, the installer asks if you want to connect to the MathWorks Web site, www.mathworks.com, to make sure you have the latest versions of the products you are installing. Sometimes, newer versions of products are made available on the MathWorks Web site after the CD was produced.
Specifying the Installation Directory You can specify the name of the installation directory. Do not specify a directory name that contains spaces, an at (@) sign, or a dollar ($) sign. Also, do not include a directory named private as part of the installation path. If the directory that you specify does not exist, the installer creates it.
Selecting Products to Install If you do not want to install a particular product, click in the checkbox next to its name to clear the selection. You can always install a product later. See Installing Additional Products for more information.
Installing Documentation If you are installing the documentation, the installer prompts you to insert the documentation CD into your CD-ROM drive to complete the installation. If you plan to view the documentation from the documentation CD or install the documentation in a directory other than the MATLAB installation directory, choose the Install products only option. If you change your mind, you can always install the documentation later.
When you finish specifying installation options, click Next. The installer begins copying files onto your hard disk. The installer indicates the progress of the installation in the Install Status window.
Step 6: Get Configuration Information (Optional)
After it finishes the installation, the installer may display a dialog box containing product-specific configuration information, depending on which products you selected.
You can copy information from this dialog box, such as configuration commands, for use later when you start MATLAB. See Configuring Certain Products for more information.
Step 7: Complete the Installation
When the installer finishes, it displays the Installation Complete dialog box.
In this dialog box, you can choose to start MATLAB as you exit the installer. This dialog box may also offer an option to register as a MATLAB user. If you select the register option, the installer starts an Internet browser and opens the MATLAB Access page at the MathWorks Web site.
If you have installed products that require you to restart your system before you can run them, the installer displays this alternate Installation Complete dialog box.
| | Upgrade Installations | After You Install | |
