The other day I was trying to tun matlab student sv7.01 R 14 in my new windows 7 machine. Installation went fine. But I could not run it.

Just a flash screen and a popup showing some java crap. It stays there for lass than a second (quite useful ..../s). Here is the error (later obtained from the error log...)

Quote:An unexpected exception has been detected in native code outside the VM.
Unexpected Signal : EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION (0xc0000005) occurred at PC=0x789DFE73
Function=inPushCheckpoint+0xB3
Library=C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\m_interpreter.dll

Current Java thread:
at com.mathworks.jmi.NativeMatlab.ProcessPendingEvents(Native Method)
at com.mathworks.jmi.NativeMatlab.processPendingEvents(NativeMatlab.java:321)
at com.mathworks.jmi.Matlab$ProcessPendingEvents.callBooleanMethod(Matlab.java:2415)
at com.mathworks.util.FactoryUtils.processPendingEvents(FactoryUtils.java:66)
at com.mathworks.mwswing.SynchronousInvokeUtility.queueSynchronousEvent(SynchronousInvokeUtility.java:59)
at com.mathworks.mwswing.MJDialog.show(MJDialog.java:351)
at com.mathworks.mwswing.MJOptionPane.showOptionDialog(MJOptionPane.java:475)
at com.mathworks.mwswing.MJOptionPane.showMessageDialog(MJOptionPane.java:388)
at com.mathworks.mwswing.MJOptionPane.showMessageDialog(MJOptionPane.java:378)
at com.mathworks.mde.desk.MLDesktop.reportStartupError(MLDesktop.java:337)
at com.mathworks.mde.desk.MLDesktop.initMainFrame(MLDesktop.java:295)

Dynamic libraries:
0x00400000 - 0x004D8000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\MATLAB.exe
0x773D0000 - 0x77550000 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ntdll.dll
0x76C70000 - 0x76D70000 C:\Windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
0x760D0000 - 0x76116000 C:\Windows\syswow64\KERNELBASE.dll
0x787E0000 - 0x787E9000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\libmat.dll
0x78700000 - 0x7878D000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\libut.dll
0x76F10000 - 0x76F3A000 C:\Windows\syswow64\imagehlp.dll
0x76120000 - 0x761CC000 C:\Windows\syswow64\msvcrt.dll
0x78500000 - 0x78576000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\icuuc24.dll
0x78430000 - 0x78435000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\icudt24l.dll
0x7C340000 - 0x7C396000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\MSVCR71.dll
0x78440000 - 0x784C2000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\icuin24.dll
0x784D0000 - 0x784DD000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\icuio24.dll
0x7C3A0000 - 0x7C41B000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\MSVCP71.dll
0x76560000 - 0x76600000 C:\Windows\syswow64\ADVAPI32.dll
0x76C50000 - 0x76C69000 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sechost.dll
0x75C90000 - 0x75D80000 C:\Windows\syswow64\RPCRT4.dll
0x74F40000 - 0x74FA0000 C:\Windows\syswow64\SspiCli.dll
0x74F30000 - 0x74F3C000 C:\Windows\syswow64\CRYPTBASE.dll
0x76850000 - 0x769AC000 C:\Windows\syswow64\ole32.dll
0x762C0000 - 0x76350000 C:\Windows\syswow64\GDI32.dll
0x76350000 - 0x76450000 C:\Windows\syswow64\USER32.dll
0x762B0000 - 0x762BA000 C:\Windows\syswow64\LPK.dll
0x76030000 - 0x760CD000 C:\Windows\syswow64\USP10.dll
0x75C00000 - 0x75C8F000 C:\Windows\syswow64\OLEAUT32.dll
0x78790000 - 0x787C8000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\libmx.dll
0x786E0000 - 0x786F2000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\libz.dll
0x787D0000 - 0x787DE000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\libmex.dll
0x78800000 - 0x78815000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\mpath.dll
0x787F0000 - 0x787FE000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\mvalue.dll
0x78930000 - 0x78996000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\m_dispatcher.dll
0x78580000 - 0x786D6000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\xerces-c_2_1_0.dll
0x78F60000 - 0x78F71000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\datasvcs.dll
0x78F80000 - 0x78FE7000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\libmwservices.dll
0x79300000 - 0x7939E000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\mcr.dll
0x761D0000 - 0x7624B000 C:\Windows\syswow64\comdlg32.dll
0x75EC0000 - 0x75F17000 C:\Windows\syswow64\SHLWAPI.dll
0x6FE10000 - 0x6FE94000 C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.windows.common-controls_6595b64144ccf1df_5.82.7600.16661_none_ebfb56996c72aefc\COMCTL32.dll
0x74FA0000 - 0x75BE9000 C:\Windows\syswow64\SHELL32.dll
0x789A0000 - 0x78C4C000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\m_interpreter.dll
0x78C50000 - 0x78E3E000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\m_parser.dll
0x78ED0000 - 0x78EDA000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\ir_xfmr.dll
0x78E40000 - 0x78E95000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\m_ir.dll
0x78EE0000 - 0x78F53000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\mlib.dll
0x78EC0000 - 0x78ECF000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\m_pcodeio.dll
0x78EA0000 - 0x78EB1000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\m_pcodegen.dll
0x78820000 - 0x788A7000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\mcos.dll
0x79BD0000 - 0x79BD9000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\mlautoregister.dll
0x7C140000 - 0x7C243000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\MFC71.DLL
0x79AE0000 - 0x79AF1000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\mwoles05.dll
0x79C10000 - 0x79D38000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\bridge.dll
0x74BB0000 - 0x74BB9000 C:\Windows\system32\VERSION.dll
0x79160000 - 0x792A4000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\hg.dll
0x792D0000 - 0x792FA000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\libmwhardcopy.dll
0x790E0000 - 0x79156000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\libmwgui.dll
0x788B0000 - 0x7892E000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\udd.dll
0x790B0000 - 0x790CC000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\libuij.dll
0x79B60000 - 0x79B8C000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\jmi.dll
0x793A0000 - 0x794C5000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\numerics.dll
0x10000000 - 0x10007000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\libmwamd.dll
0x79510000 - 0x79596000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\libfftw3.dll
0x795A0000 - 0x79621000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\libfftw3f.dll
0x794D0000 - 0x794EC000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\libmwlapack.dll
0x001C0000 - 0x00215000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\libmwumfpackv4.3.dll
0x79030000 - 0x790AB000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\uiw.dll
0x790D0000 - 0x790D5000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\uinone.dll
0x74B50000 - 0x74BA1000 C:\Windows\system32\WINSPOOL.DRV
0x79B00000 - 0x79B52000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\udd_mi.dll
0x74A20000 - 0x74A31000 C:\Windows\system32\NETAPI32.dll
0x74A10000 - 0x74A19000 C:\Windows\system32\netutils.dll
0x749F0000 - 0x74A09000 C:\Windows\system32\srvcli.dll
0x749E0000 - 0x749EF000 C:\Windows\system32\wkscli.dll
0x769B0000 - 0x769E5000 C:\Windows\syswow64\WS2_32.dll
0x75BF0000 - 0x75BF6000 C:\Windows\syswow64\NSI.dll
0x79B90000 - 0x79BC6000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\comcli.dll
0x76BF0000 - 0x76C50000 C:\Windows\system32\IMM32.DLL
0x76480000 - 0x7654C000 C:\Windows\syswow64\MSCTF.dll
0x73B30000 - 0x73C1B000 C:\Windows\syswow64\dbghelp.dll
0x7C300000 - 0x7C30E000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\MFC71ENU.DLL
0x794F0000 - 0x79508000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\mkl.dll
0x79630000 - 0x79A84000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\lapack.dll
0x7C040000 - 0x7C0B5000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\DFORRT.dll
0x74A40000 - 0x74AC0000 C:\Windows\system32\uxtheme.dll
0x6FD20000 - 0x6FE07000 C:\Windows\system32\DDRAW.dll
0x73320000 - 0x73326000 C:\Windows\system32\DCIMAN32.dll
0x76D70000 - 0x76F0D000 C:\Windows\syswow64\SETUPAPI.dll
0x76000000 - 0x76027000 C:\Windows\syswow64\CFGMGR32.dll
0x75D80000 - 0x75D92000 C:\Windows\syswow64\DEVOBJ.dll
0x742F0000 - 0x74303000 C:\Windows\system32\dwmapi.dll
0x69500000 - 0x6A37A000 C:\Windows\system32\nvoglv32.DLL
0x78100000 - 0x78238000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\sys\java\jre\win32\jre1.4.2_04\bin\client\jvm.dll
0x743D0000 - 0x74402000 C:\Windows\system32\WINMM.dll
0x74120000 - 0x7416B000 C:\Windows\system32\apphelp.dll
0x78240000 - 0x78247000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\sys\java\jre\win32\jre1.4.2_04\bin\hpi.dll
0x78250000 - 0x7825E000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\sys\java\jre\win32\jre1.4.2_04\bin\verify.dll
0x78260000 - 0x78279000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\sys\java\jre\win32\jre1.4.2_04\bin\java.dll
0x78280000 - 0x7828D000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\sys\java\jre\win32\jre1.4.2_04\bin\zip.dll
0x79D40000 - 0x79D52000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\jmi_mi.dll
0x78290000 - 0x7839F000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\sys\java\jre\win32\jre1.4.2_04\bin\awt.dll
0x783E0000 - 0x78430000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\sys\java\jre\win32\jre1.4.2_04\bin\fontmanager.dll
0x7A7F0000 - 0x7A7FA000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\nativejava.dll
0x7A800000 - 0x7A807000 C:\MATLAB_SV701\bin\win32\nativelex.dll
0x773A0000 - 0x773A5000 C:\Windows\syswow64\PSAPI.DLL

Heap at VM Abort:
Heap
def new generation total 2240K, used 255K [0x10010000, 0x10270000, 0x10930000)
eden space 2048K, 12% used [0x10010000, 0x1004fc80, 0x10210000)
from space 192K, 0% used [0x10210000, 0x10210000, 0x10240000)
to space 192K, 0% used [0x10240000, 0x10240000, 0x10270000)
tenured generation total 14080K, used 5203K [0x10930000, 0x116f0000, 0x14010000)
the space 14080K, 36% used [0x10930000, 0x10e44cc0, 0x10e44e00, 0x116f0000)
compacting perm gen total 11008K, used 10763K [0x14010000, 0x14ad0000, 0x18010000)
the space 11008K, 97% used [0x14010000, 0x14a92eb8, 0x14a93000, 0x14ad0000)

Local Time = Wed Jan 19 11:10:33 2011
Elapsed Time = 2
#
# The exception above was detected in native code outside the VM
#
# Java VM: Java HotSpot™ Client VM (1.4.2_04-b05 mixed mode)
#

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