MATLAB: Should I install the MCR on a target machine if they already have MATLAB installed

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I want to give my MATLAB Compiler generated executable to someone who has the same version of MATLAB installed as myself but who does not have the MATLAB Compiler. Do I need to have them install the MCR on their machine?

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This bug has been fixed in Release 14 Service Pack 3 (R14SP3). For previous product releases, read below for any possible workarounds:

Yes, however, due to a bug, they may actually harm their MATLAB preferences if they have MATLAB installed and they install the MCR. If they have already installed the MCR on their machine and they are now experiencing problems with MATLAB, have them delete all of the files in their MATLAB preferences directory.

To find out what the preferences directory is, have them use the PREFDIR command inside MATLAB. Be sure to close MATLAB before deleting the files.

After restarting MATLAB, it should work fine and they will also be able to run your application.

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MATLAB: Is it possible to deploy the compiled application in MATLAB 7.0 (R14) and install the MCRInstaller in silent mode

This enhancement has been incorporated in Release 2006b (R2006b). For more information see the Related Solution listed below.

For previous product releases, read below for any possible workarounds:

The following steps will accomplish a silent install of the MCR on a Windows deployment machine:

1. Unzip MCRInstaller.exe file in a writeable directory. This extracts the necessary files for the MCR installation. We provide a command line UNZIP utility in $MATLABROOT\toolbox\compiler\deploy\win32 for this purpose ($MATLABROOT is the root directory of your MATLAB installation). Execute the following commands in DOS:

 unzip.exe MCRInstaller.exe

This exposes the file MCRInstaller.msi, which is a standard Windows MSI package that includes the MCR archive.

2. Install the MCR with the following command:

 msiexec /q /i MCRInstaller.msi

This installs the MCR in the directory

%PROGRAMFILES%\MathWorks\MATLAB Component Runtime\vXX

The variable %PROGRAMFILES% is typically C:\Program Files by default.

XX is the MCR version.

In a similar fashion, to uninstall the MCR silently:

 msiexec /q /x d:\...\MCRInstaller.msi

For a network install of the MCR, see the Related Solution.

MATLAB: Do I need to install the MCR on a system that already has MATLAB installed

If the system in question has the same version of the MATLAB Compiler installed as that of the original application developer, there is no need to install the MCR.

If the system in question has a different version of the MATLAB Compiler installed from that of the original application developer, the MCR must be installed.

If the system in question has MATLAB but not the MATLAB Compiler installed, the MCR must be installed.

If your MATLAB installation seems to have problems after installing the MCR, you can delete your preferences and restart MATLAB to fix the issue.

You can find out where your preferences are stored by executing the following command on the MATLAB command prompt:

prefdir

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