MATLAB: Do I get an error while installing Windows SDK 7.1 as compiler for MATLAB (R2013a)

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When I tried installing SDK 7.1 on Windows 7, it keeps failing, and the error log prints the following message:
 Cannot create a file when that file already exists.

Best Answer

This is Microsoft's bug, there are several causes that can lead to this error.
1. You may have multiple SDK versions available on his machine, in that case, uninstall other versions of SDK and try reinstalling SDK 7.1.
2. You may have a newer version of Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable installed. In that case, remove the redistribution and try reinstalling SDK 7.1. Please refer to the following solution provided by Microsoft:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2717426
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