MATLAB: Do I receive the installation error “Cannot install Student Version products into a professional installation”

MATLAB

When installing MATLAB R2009a Professional, the installer is able to process and extract the installation files, but then the following message appears:
Error: You cannot install Student Version products into a professional installation.

Best Answer

This bug has been fixed in Release 2010a (R2010a). For previous product releases, read below for any possible workarounds:
This error message appears when running the installer from within an existing MATLAB installation.
To resolve this error, move the installation files out of the existing installation to another location, or download the files again into a new location. Once all downloaded installation files are located outside the existing installation, relaunch the installer.