MATLAB: Does the CANape installer choose the wrong MATLAB version, even if it was uninstalled

Question

I want to install the software CANape from Vector Informatik (<http://www.vector-informatik.com>). The MATLAB Integration Package of this software automatically looks for installed MATLAB versions and chooses the newest one. Since I want to use CANape with MATLAB R14SP3 I uninstalled MATLAB R2006a using the MATLAB uninstaller. Nevertheless CANape always chooses MATLAB R2006a.

How can I proceed to absolutely remove any R2006a data from my computer?

Answer 1

When uninstalling MATLAB the uninstaller may remain some registry enties. Usually they can be found here:

 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> SOFTWARE -> MathWorks -> MATLAB -> 7.3

CANape uses this registry information during its installation process. You can remove those registry groups using the program "regedit". Afterwards CANape should choose the entry

 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> SOFTWARE -> MathWorks -> MATLAB -> 7.1

and proceed the installation as expected.