Installation Guide

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• Whether to disable virus checking software and internet security
applications. These applications can slow down or cause the installation process to
appear to become unresponsive (hang).
If You Are Upgrading an Existing Installation
For best results when upgrading your MATLAB installation to the latest release, install
the new version in a new installation folder. Installing in a new installation folder also
applies when upgrading an installation of a prerelease version of the software. You do
not need to delete an existing MATLAB installation before installing a new release. You
can run multiple versions of MATLAB on the same system.
Step 1: Start the Installer
Note:
If you are accessing products from a shared location and planning to use a File
Installation Key, verify that the folder containing the product files includes the installer
file for your platform in the root of the folder (setup.exe for Windows, install for
Linux, and InstallForMacOSX for Mac OS X) and an archives subfolder. If the archives
subfolder contains fewer than 3 files, you might be missing required files. Ask your
administrator to download the files again using the procedure in “Download Products
Without Installation” on page 2-15.
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Start the installer. The method you use to start the installer depends on your
platform and whether the license administrator downloaded the installer from the
MathWorks website or you are using a DVD.
• Windows
• Previously downloaded product files — If you or an administrator downloaded
the product files previously and copied the product files to your computer, a
network share, or to media, go to the top level of the folder where the product
files are located and click setup.exe.
• Downloaded installer file — Double-click the self-extracting installer file in
the folder where the downloaded files are located. The installer should start
automatically after file extraction is complete.
To restart the installer later, click setup.exe. This file is located in the top
level of the folder where you extracted the files.

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Installing Network License Options