MATLAB: Does MATLAB 7.11 (R2010b) Installer crash after downloading updates

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During a network license installation of MATLAB 7.11 (R2010b) I was prompted to download product updates. The installer crashes immediately after downloading these updates with the following message:
The application encountered an unexpected error and needs to close. More information can be found at ...
The error references a log file with the following content:
java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: java.lang.NullPointerException
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerGet(Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.get(Unknown Source)
at com.mathworks.wizard.command.AbstractTaskStep$1.call(AbstractTaskStep.java:37)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.mathworks.install.InstallerBuilderImpl.addArchives(InstallerBuilderImpl.java:189)
at com.mathworks.installwizard.command.DWSInstaller.install(DWSInstaller.java:95)
at com.mathworks.installwizard.model.InstallTask.execute(InstallTask.java:42)
at com.mathworks.installwizard.model.AbstractBackgroundTask.call(AbstractBackgroundTask.java:78)
at com.mathworks.installwizard.model.AbstractBackgroundTask.call(AbstractBackgroundTask.java:27)

Best Answer

A bug in the R2010b installer can cause the download of an improper update file for network licenses, which leads to the crash. To avoid this behavior, do not download product updates through the installer.
If you wish to install the most current MATLAB version you can download the installation archives from mathworks.com.
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