MATLAB: Matlab 2010b won’t install MCR due to vcredist_x86 error

Question

Hi, so i have this problem … When i run MCR 7.14 installer first it checks if vcredist is installed (it is so at first i thought its outdated version or something) so i've let the installer download vcredist executable and ran it, but immediately i got error message and MCR installer shut down. And no, reinstalling vcredist separately dind't solve it, i also tried x86 and x64 vcredist, i have admin rights, antivirus is disabled and uac is disabled. Seems to me like MCR installer is not checking if vcredist_x86 is installed but it's forcing it and cannot continue without it.

Answer 1

See the FAQ: http://matlab.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ#During_installation.2C_the_installer_crashes.2C_hangs.2C_gives_an_error_message.2C_does_not_authenticate_your_license.2C_or_otherwise_does_finish_installing_correctly. They give free telephone help for installation issues, presumably even for old versions that you've already paid for.

I've had that problem but getting the redistributable from the Microsoft http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5555 or http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?familyid=9B2DA534-3E03-4391-8A4D-074B9F2BC1BF&displaylang=en and installing it separately always worked for me (unlike you). Rather than re-install your old version, why not just install the latest version?