| MATLAB Installation Guide for PC | |
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 pre-installation 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 details each step of the installation process. If you encounter any trouble during installation, see Chapter 4, Troubleshooting a PC Installation for answers to some common installation problems.
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
The installer displays the Product List dialog box. If you click Next, the installer starts installing all the products and documentation you are licensed to install into the default directory (C:\MATLAB6p1). You can use this dialog box to customize many aspects of your MATLAB installation, including:
Specifying the Installation Directory If you specify an installation directory, do not specify a directory name that contains spaces, an at (@) sign, or a dollar ($) sign. Also, you cannot have a directory named "private" as part of the installation path. If the directory that you specify does not exist, the installer creates it.
Selecting and Deselecting Products If you do not want to install a particular product, deselect it in the list by clicking on the check mark next to its name. If you deselect a component now, you can always install it 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 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.
Updating Your License File If you just want to update your product licenses without installing any products or documentation, click the More Options... button on the Product List dialog box. In the dialog box displayed, select the Update license without installing anything option.
| Note When you choose the Update license option, no products or documentation are installed. The installer disables items 2 and 3 in the Product List dialog box. |
Creating a Read-Only Installation To set the file permission of all the installed files to read-only, click the More Options... button on the Product List dialog box. In the dialog box displayed, select the Set installed files permissions to read-only option. This option can be useful if you are installing MATLAB on a shared drive and want to protect the files from write access.
When you click Next in the Product List dialog box, 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 Release 12.1 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 and also 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 reboot your system before you can run them, the installer displays this alternate Installation Complete dialog box.
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