MATLAB: Installation Error – Task MATLAB R2015a Startup Accelerator does not exist

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I recently installed Windows 10 and have been unable to install MATLAB 2015a. I keep getting the following error:
The log file shows:
(Aug 28, 2015 17:15:36) Task MATLAB R2015a Startup Accelerator for C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2015a does not exist
(Aug 28, 2015 17:15:36) java.lang.NullPointerException
  at com.mathworks.install.ComponentSizeAggregator.add(ComponentSizeAggregator.java:13)
  at com.mathworks.install.ProductInstallerImpl.downloadProducts(ProductInstallerImpl.java:96)
  at com.mathworks.install.ProductInstallerImpl.installProducts(ProductInstallerImpl.java:57)
  at com.mathworks.install.InstallerImpl.install(InstallerImpl.java:100)
  at com.mathworks.installwizard.model.InstallTask.execute(InstallTask.java:46)
  at com.mathworks.installwizard.model.AbstractBackgroundTask.execute(AbstractBackgroundTask.java:38)
  at com.mathworks.installwizard.model.AbstractTask.call(AbstractTask.java:73)
  at com.mathworks.installwizard.model.AbstractTask.call(AbstractTask.java:23)
  at com.mathworks.wizard.worker.WorkerImpl.doInBackground(WorkerImpl.java:24)
  at javax.swing.SwingWorker$1.call(Unknown Source)
  at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source)
  at javax.swing.SwingWorker.run(Unknown Source)
  at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source)
  at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source)
  at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
I have attached a sample of my log file showing the complete error. One thing to note (and I suspect it may be part of the problem) is that I used sysprep as shown here to relocate my Win10 user folder to a different partition. Can anyone comment on if this would produce this error or am I dealing with something else entirely?

Best Answer

The problem seems to have been a corrupt installation file. I tried redownloading the installation iso and it's now installing properly.
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