Matlab 2012b Wont Start on Yosemite

Hi all! I have recently (re)installed matlab 2012b on my macbook pro. Im running Yosemite 10.10.1.

I am sure everyone is familiar with this message " You can’t use this version of the application “MATLAB_2012b” with this version of OS X." and before everyone gets mad and tells me there is a patch,...... Downloaded it......Installed it..... Still no good.

After doing research this is what I have done to try and solve this issue.

1) up dated software for mac

2)went to the following website and downloaded java for mac and installed.

http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1572?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

3)went to this website and downloaded the file for the java environment.

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jre8-downloads-2133155.html

jre-8u25-macosx-x64.dmg

4) read somewhere that matlab doesn't work with java RE 8. so deleted it using the instructions on this website https://www.java.com/en/download/help/mac_uninstall_java.xml

5) created the ALL POWERFUL ALIAS. the workaround works, so I assume the patch works....

But does anyone know how to fix this problem so I don't have to use the alias? Maybe I still don't have the right version of java installed?