is there a way to download matlab r2010a when I already have the serial number?
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I purchse a CD for matlab r2010a from the bookstore on campus. At that time I had a laptop that I use at home. The laptop have dvd drive so I had no problem in the installation. But the laptop is too heavy for me to commute to campus daily and I got a mini netbook which doesn't have a DVD driver. So is there an alternative way for me to install it without inserting the disk???
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Fangjun Jiang
on 25 Sep 2011
For this type of question, please contact the Mathworks tech support. I believe they will have a way for you to install without DVD drive.
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Walter Roberson
on 25 Sep 2011
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Cindy
on 13 Sep 2012
That doesn't work with the MATLAB Student Version. They have serial numbers instead of license numbers and don't use the license center.
Cindy
on 13 Sep 2012
(not to be confused with an academic license, but I since it says serial number, it sounds like the MATLAB Student Version you can get for about $100)
Jan
on 25 Sep 2011
You can copy the DVD to a USB stick. Or you can create a ISO image, copy it to the netbook and mount it by VirtualCloneDrive.
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Jason Ross
on 5 Apr 2012
Another alternate method:
Put both machines on the same network, share the DVD drive. Here's how:
On the machine with the DVD drive, in Windows Explorer, right-clicking on the DVD drive and select "Share". Make note of the share name, and make it Read-Only for Everyone. Also, find out the IP address of this system.
On the other machine, go to "Map Network Drive", then enter the IP address of the machine, as well as the share name. You should see the contents of the cd in the mapped drive. Run the install.
Unmap the drive and turn off sharing for the DVD when the install completes.
If you can't make the connection, turn off firewalls on both machines. Turn the firewalls back on when you are done.
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Jason Ross
on 6 Apr 2012
I would expect that the CD drive in that machine was close to melting! I've tried a similar technique with two (or more) machines accessing the cdrom drive -- the motor inside was more than a little confused!
We should all be careful, it is a dangerous computing world out there. Thanks for the reminder!
harun 7210
on 21 Nov 2017
My MATLAB R2010a software activation code does not work now how can i get it ?
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