Matlab 2010b won't install MCR due to vcredist_x86 error

Hi, so i have this problem ... When i run MCR 7.14 installer first it checks if vcredist is installed (it is so at first i thought its outdated version or something) so i've let the installer download vcredist executable and ran it, but immediately i got error message and MCR installer shut down. And no, reinstalling vcredist separately dind't solve it, i also tried x86 and x64 vcredist, i have admin rights, antivirus is disabled and uac is disabled. Seems to me like MCR installer is not checking if vcredist_x86 is installed but it's forcing it and cannot continue without it.

Answer 1

[Image Analyst]

See the FAQ: http://matlab.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ#During_installation.2C_the_installer_crashes.2C_hangs.2C_gives_an_error_message.2C_does_not_authenticate_your_license.2C_or_otherwise_does_finish_installing_correctly. They give free telephone help for installation issues, presumably even for old versions that you've already paid for.

I've had that problem but getting the redistributable from the Microsoft http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5555 or http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?familyid=9B2DA534-3E03-4391-8A4D-074B9F2BC1BF&displaylang=en and installing it separately always worked for me (unlike you). Rather than re-install your old version, why not just install the latest version?

[Josef]

Well i've tried installing latest version and it didn't work so i also tried uninstall/restart/install and it also did not work. I'm kinda clueless now about finding some workaround for this. I'm not sure if i should try reinstalling the whole matlab but i keep it as last resort.

[Image Analyst]

And tech support was unable to help you?

[Josef]

I did not contact them yet because we have dozen working installations in our company but just this one is giving me this hell of a issue so i assume something is not right either with windows on that workstation(but everything else works just fine) or it's due to corrupted installation.

[Josef]

Well, seems like no one else encountered this problem. Thanks for your reply Image Analyst. I believe your advice help other users.

[Image Analyst]

I don't see any reason for not contacting them. Just because 11 work is no reason not to contact them for the 12th one that doesn't work. They offer free help on installations so I don't really know your reason for not contacting them.