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Step 1: Before You Install

Before you run the installation program:

In addition, consider disabling virus checking on your system for the duration of the installation process. Virus checkers can slow down the installation process.

Upgrade Installations

When upgrading an existing installation, always install MATLAB in a new installation folder. You do not need to delete an existing MATLAB installation before installing Release 14. You can run multiple versions of MATLAB on the same system -- see Running Multiple Versions of MATLAB.

MATLAB Preferences

The installer does not overwrite existing MATLAB preference files on your system. Multiple MATLAB installations on the same system use the same preference files.

Note, however, that if you plan to remove a Release 12 or earlier installation, you might want to first save your MATLAB preference files. Before Release 12.1, the uninstaller provided with MATLAB automatically deleted MATLAB preferences files. See Using the Uninstaller for more information.


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