MATLAB R2015b is not installing as expected on windows 10. noticed that, the installation progress went till 100% but no Add/Remove program & shortcuts are displayed. i have got some information in this link - https://uk.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/98390-why-do-i-see-the-error-unable-to-locate-required-installation-files-when-running-the-mathworks-ins ,
Workaround for R2015a and R2015b
To work around this issue for R2015a and R2015b, use the following steps:
- Download the zip file attached to this article. Please download the version associated with your release. It contains a file called libmwwinreg.dll.
- Navigate to \bin\win64\libmwwinreg.dll in your MATLAB installation files. These installation files are the ones used for offline installation.
- Replace the file existing libmwwinreg.dll file with the new file and run the installer.
but unable to find the zip file to download. May i know where i could find the zip file.
On windows 10 - the vendor log stops here "(Mar 11, 2021 11:27:59) Updating file associations at c:\caeapps\matlab\R2015b_win64"
On windows 7 - the vendor log continues till end,
(Mar 11, 2021 11:27:59) Updating file associations at c:\caeapps\matlab\R2015b_win64
(Mar 11, 2021 11:28:47) Registering Uninstaller
(Mar 11, 2021 11:28:47) setting registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Matlab R2015b\DisplayName to MATLAB R2015b
(Mar 11, 2021 11:28:47) setting registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Matlab R2015b\UninstallString to c:\caeapps\matlab\R2015b_win64\uninstall\bin\win64\uninstall.exe c:\caeapps\matlab\R2015b_win64
(Mar 11, 2021 11:28:47) setting registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Matlab R2015b\DisplayIcon to c:\caeapps\matlab\R2015b_win64\bin\win64\matlab.ico
(Mar 11, 2021 11:28:47) setting registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Matlab R2015b\InstallLocation to c:\caeapps\matlab\R2015b_win64
(Mar 11, 2021 11:28:47) setting registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Matlab R2015b\DisplayVersion to 8.6
(Mar 11, 2021 11:28:47) setting registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Matlab R2015b\URLInfoAbout to www.mathworks.com
(Mar 11, 2021 11:28:47) setting registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Matlab R2015b\Publisher to MathWorks
(Mar 11, 2021 11:28:47) setting registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Matlab R2015b\HelpLink to www.mathworks.com/support
(Mar 11, 2021 11:28:47) setting registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Matlab R2015b\Comments to
(Mar 11, 2021 11:28:47) Creating Start Menu shortcut: MATLAB R2015b.lnk
(Mar 11, 2021 11:28:47) Creating Start Menu shortcut: MATLAB R2015b.lnk
(Mar 11, 2021 11:28:47) Creating Start Menu shortcut: Activate MATLAB R2015b.lnk
(Mar 11, 2021 11:28:47) Creating Start Menu shortcut: Deactivate MATLAB R2015b.lnk
(Mar 11, 2021 11:28:47) Creating Start Menu shortcut: Polyspace Bug Finder R2015b.lnk
(Mar 11, 2021 11:28:47) Creating Start Menu shortcut: Polyspace Code Prover R2015b.lnk
(Mar 11, 2021 11:28:59) Notes:
Your installation may require additional configuration steps.
1. The following products require a supported compiler:
Simulink Coder 8.9
Simulink Real-Time 6.3
MATLAB Coder 3.0
2. MATLAB Compiler 6.1 requires a supported compiler for creation of Excel add-ins
3. MATLAB Compiler SDK 6.1 requires the following:
? .NET framework for creation of .NET assemblies and deployable archives with Excel integration
? a supported compiler for creation of COM components, C and C++ Shared libraries
? a Java JDK for creation of Java packages
(Mar 11, 2021 11:28:59) Exiting with status 0
(Mar 11, 2021 11:29:00) End - Successful.