Is it possible to install Windows SDK for Windows 7 on Windows 8?

Question

I am trying to install Windoes SDK for Windows 7 and .NET framework 4 for MATLAB R2015b, on Windows 8. But I get the following error:

The windows installer is busy configuring another program

No other program is being installed at the same time though. What's the cause of this problem? Is it because it's not possible to install Windows SDK 7 on Window 8?

Here is the output log when the installation fails:

10:03:12 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10:03:12 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Begin
10:03:12 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] SDKSetup Version 7.1.7600.30111
10:03:16 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] SDKSetupDll_DoTasks: Starting
10:03:16 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] SDKSetupDll_DoTasksWithGUI: Starting
10:03:17 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_OS_Detect: Operating system installation (detected)
10:03:18 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_MSI_Detect: Windows Installer Setup (detected)
10:03:18 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineProductState_Begin: Product: Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 7
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineProductState_End:   Product: Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 7
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_Begin: Feature: NativeDev
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState:       Feature: NativeDev;  Installed: Absent;  Request: None;
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_End:   Feature: NativeDev
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_Begin: Feature: ManagedDev
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState:       Feature: ManagedDev;  Installed: Absent;  Request: None;
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_End:   Feature: ManagedDev
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_Begin: Feature: CommonTools
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState:       Feature: CommonTools;  Installed: Absent;  Request: None;
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_End:   Feature: CommonTools
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_Begin: Feature: RedistComponents
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState:       Feature: RedistComponents;  Installed: Absent;  Request: None;
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_End:   Feature: RedistComponents
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_Begin: Feature: WinSDK_WinSDK
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState:       Feature: WinSDK_WinSDK;  Installed: Absent;  Request: Local;
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_End:   Feature: WinSDK_WinSDK
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_Begin: Feature: WinSDK_SFX
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState:       Feature: WinSDK_SFX;  Installed: Absent;  Request: Local;
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_End:   Feature: WinSDK_SFX
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_Begin: Feature: WinSDK_WinSDK_VC_Integration
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState:       Feature: WinSDK_WinSDK_VC_Integration;  Installed: Absent;  Request: Local;
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_End:   Feature: WinSDK_WinSDK_VC_Integration
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_Begin: Feature: WinSDKBuild_WinSDKBuild
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState:       Feature: WinSDKBuild_WinSDKBuild;  Installed: Absent;  Request: None;
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_End:   Feature: WinSDKBuild_WinSDKBuild
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_Begin: Feature: WinSDKTools_WinSDK_BIN_DevTools_Desktop
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState:       Feature: WinSDKTools_WinSDK_BIN_DevTools_Desktop;  Installed: Absent;  Request: None;
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_End:   Feature: WinSDKTools_WinSDK_BIN_DevTools_Desktop
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_Begin: Feature: WinSDK_WinSDK_BIN
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState:       Feature: WinSDK_WinSDK_BIN;  Installed: Absent;  Request: Local;
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_End:   Feature: WinSDK_WinSDK_BIN
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_Begin: Feature: WinSDKBuild_VistaHeadersLibs_VistaHeaders
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState:       Feature: WinSDKBuild_VistaHeadersLibs_VistaHeaders;  Installed: Absent;  Request: None;
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_End:   Feature: WinSDKBuild_VistaHeadersLibs_VistaHeaders
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_Begin: Feature: WinSDKBuild_VistaHeadersLibs_VistaLibs_X86
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState:       Feature: WinSDKBuild_VistaHeadersLibs_VistaLibs_X86;  Installed: Absent;  Request: None;
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_End:   Feature: WinSDKBuild_VistaHeadersLibs_VistaLibs_X86
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_Begin: Feature: WinSDKBuild_VistaHeadersLibs_VistaLibs_X64
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState:       Feature: WinSDKBuild_VistaHeadersLibs_VistaLibs_X64;  Installed: Absent;  Request: None;
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_End:   Feature: WinSDKBuild_VistaHeadersLibs_VistaLibs_X64
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_Begin: Feature: WinSDKBuild_VistaHeadersLibs_VistaLibs_IA64
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState:       Feature: WinSDKBuild_VistaHeadersLibs_VistaLibs_IA64;  Installed: Absent;  Request: None;
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_End:   Feature: WinSDKBuild_VistaHeadersLibs_VistaLibs_IA64
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_Begin: Feature: WinSDKCompiler_WinSDKCompiler_X64_Compilers
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState:       Feature: WinSDKCompiler_WinSDKCompiler_X64_Compilers;  Installed: Absent;  Request: None;
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_End:   Feature: WinSDKCompiler_WinSDKCompiler_X64_Compilers
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_Begin: Feature: WinSDK_WinSDK_RDC_X86_CRT
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState:       Feature: WinSDK_WinSDK_RDC_X86_CRT;  Installed: Absent;  Request: Local;
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_End:   Feature: WinSDK_WinSDK_RDC_X86_CRT
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_Begin: Feature: WinSDK_WinSDK_RDC_X64_CRT
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState:       Feature: WinSDK_WinSDK_RDC_X64_CRT;  Installed: Absent;  Request: Local;
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_End:   Feature: WinSDK_WinSDK_RDC_X64_CRT
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_Begin: Feature: WinSDK_WinSDK_RDC_IA64_CRT
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState:       Feature: WinSDK_WinSDK_RDC_IA64_CRT;  Installed: Absent;  Request: Local;
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_End:   Feature: WinSDK_WinSDK_RDC_IA64_CRT
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_Begin: Feature: WinSDKNetFx40Tools
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState:       Feature: WinSDKNetFx40Tools;  Installed: Absent;  Request: None;
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_End:   Feature: WinSDKNetFx40Tools
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_Begin: Feature: WinSDKInterop_Headers
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState:       Feature: WinSDKInterop_Headers;  Installed: Absent;  Request: None;
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_End:   Feature: WinSDKInterop_Headers
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_Begin: Feature: WinSDKInterop_X64Libs
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState:       Feature: WinSDKInterop_X64Libs;  Installed: Absent;  Request: None;
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_End:   Feature: WinSDKInterop_X64Libs
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_Begin: Feature: WinSDKInterop_x86Libs
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState:       Feature: WinSDKInterop_x86Libs;  Installed: Absent;  Request: None;
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_End:   Feature: WinSDKInterop_x86Libs
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_Begin: Feature: WinSDKInterop_IA64Libs
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState:       Feature: WinSDKInterop_IA64Libs;  Installed: Absent;  Request: None;
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_End:   Feature: WinSDKInterop_IA64Libs
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_Begin: Feature: F_NetFx_DTP
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState:       Feature: F_NetFx_DTP;  Installed: Absent;  Request: None;
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_End:   Feature: F_NetFx_DTP
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_Begin: Feature: IntellisenseNFX
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState:       Feature: IntellisenseNFX;  Installed: Absent;  Request: None;
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_End:   Feature: IntellisenseNFX
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_Begin: Feature: WinSDK_WinSDK_SMP_Win32
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState:       Feature: WinSDK_WinSDK_SMP_Win32;  Installed: Absent;  Request: None;
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_End:   Feature: WinSDK_WinSDK_SMP_Win32
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_Begin: Feature: WinSDKBuild_VistaHeadersLibs
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState:       Feature: WinSDKBuild_VistaHeadersLibs;  Installed: Absent;  Request: None;
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_End:   Feature: WinSDKBuild_VistaHeadersLibs
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_Begin: Feature: WinSDKWin32Tools_WinSDKWin32Tools
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState:       Feature: WinSDKWin32Tools_WinSDKWin32Tools;  Installed: Absent;  Request: None;
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_End:   Feature: WinSDKWin32Tools_WinSDKWin32Tools
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_Begin: Feature: WinSDKCompiler_WinSDKCompiler
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState:       Feature: WinSDKCompiler_WinSDKCompiler;  Installed: Absent;  Request: None;
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_End:   Feature: WinSDKCompiler_WinSDKCompiler
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_Begin: Feature: Intellisense_RefAssy
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState:       Feature: Intellisense_RefAssy;  Installed: Absent;  Request: None;
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_End:   Feature: Intellisense_RefAssy
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_Begin: Feature: WinSDKInterop_WinSDKInterop
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState:       Feature: WinSDKInterop_WinSDKInterop;  Installed: Absent;  Request: None;
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_End:   Feature: WinSDKInterop_WinSDKInterop
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_Begin: Feature: WinSDKNetFxTools_WinSDKNetFxTools
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState:       Feature: WinSDKNetFxTools_WinSDKNetFxTools;  Installed: Absent;  Request: None;
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_End:   Feature: WinSDKNetFxTools_WinSDKNetFxTools
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_Begin: Feature: WinSDKHelp
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState:       Feature: WinSDKHelp;  Installed: Absent;  Request: None;
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_End:   Feature: WinSDKHelp
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_Begin: Feature: WinSDKApplicationVerifier
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState:       Feature: WinSDKApplicationVerifier;  Installed: Absent;  Request: None;
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_End:   Feature: WinSDKApplicationVerifier
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_Begin: Feature: WinSDKPerformanceToolkit
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState:       Feature: WinSDKPerformanceToolkit;  Installed: Absent;  Request: None;
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_End:   Feature: WinSDKPerformanceToolkit
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_Begin: Feature: WinSDKDebuggingTools
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState:       Feature: WinSDKDebuggingTools;  Installed: Absent;  Request: None;
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_End:   Feature: WinSDKDebuggingTools
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_Begin: Feature: WinSDK_WinSDK_RDC
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState:       Feature: WinSDK_WinSDK_RDC;  Installed: Absent;  Request: Local;
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_End:   Feature: WinSDK_WinSDK_RDC
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_Begin: Feature: AppVerifierRedistComponents
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState:       Feature: AppVerifierRedistComponents;  Installed: Absent;  Request: None;
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_End:   Feature: AppVerifierRedistComponents
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_Begin: Feature: DebuggingToolsRedistComponents
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState:       Feature: DebuggingToolsRedistComponents;  Installed: Absent;  Request: None;
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_End:   Feature: DebuggingToolsRedistComponents
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_Begin: Feature: WinSDKRedistComponents
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState:       Feature: WinSDKRedistComponents;  Installed: Absent;  Request: None;
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Info] Config_Products_DetermineFeatureState_End:   Feature: WinSDKRedistComponents
10:53:42 AM Friday, October 30, 2015: [SDKSetup:Error] Config_Products_Detect: Windows SDK installation (User Cancelled): [SDKSetup:Error] The user cancelled the current operation. Stack:    at SDKSetup.ConfigProducts.DoCurrentTask(TaskMode Task)

Luker

are you installing from the iso? If so it would be worth trying running the msi directly rather than the setup.exe. – Detailed

A detailed instruction with some workarounds is available here: mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/… It might be necessary to remove visual studio c++ and .net framework before proceeding with the setup. – Precentor

@Detailed I did that, it says: "To install this product, please run setup.exe" – Luker

@Precentor I uninstalled them before proceeding, but the problem persists. – Luker

I remember having similar problems... and I remember I found a solution online (eventually), I currently have SDK for Windows 7 (7.1) working on Win 8.1, So it definitely can work... and the instructions to get it to work are around somewhere... – Gibe

Answer 1

Do you have access to a PC with windows 7, or a PC with the SDK already installed? If so, the easiest solution is to copy the C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.1 folder from the Win 7 machine to the Win 8 machine.

Otherwise, as @Daniel commented, you have to uninstall quite a lot of stuff, install the SDK, and then re-install everything.

Carioca

Is this really successful? I would expect some registry keys and similar to be missing. – Precentor

The vast majority of stuff in the SDK folder does not require registration. – Carioca

I was expecting mex -setup to use some registry keys to identify the location, but it seems an environment variable is used. At least this has to be created after copying the SDK to allow Matlab to find it. – Precentor

Answer 2

I can't find something noticeable in your setup log , it said that every thing is OK and user canceled the operation .

Microsoft Windows SDK, Platform SDK, and .NET Framework SDK are software development kits from Microsoft that contain header files, libraries, samples, documentation and tools required to develop applications for Microsoft Windows and .NET Framework.[1]

and I think it defers in every versions so you have to Download the exact version same as your windows version

Parra