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From: "Thanh Pham" <tpham2969@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: Installing Matlab on a new PC, 64 bit or 32bit?
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:44:02 +0000 (UTC)
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1.How do I install matlab 2008b on new laptop with windows7 as 32 bit?
2.How do I convert mexw32 to mexw64?

Thanks for your help
Thanh

"Bruno Luong" <b.luong@fogale.findmycountry> wrote in message <gob111$hht$1@fred.mathworks.com>...
> Luna Moon <lunamoonmoon@gmail.com> wrote in message <eddc3833-bb12-4e65-ab9a-441d974245ff@k19g2000prh.googlegroups.com>...
> > New Dell PC, Intel Quad Core 2.66GHz, 4GB RAM memory,
> > 
> > Shall I install the 64 bit version of Matlab , or the 32bit version?
> > 
> > Suppose my ultimate goal is the computational speed...?
> > 
> > Do I have to get another 4GB RAM to maximize its performance?
> > 
> 
> It depends on your application. If you need to create large matrix, then it is better to use 64 bit. Otherwise 32 bit is OK.
> 
> Don't forget you might get a headeach trying to setup a correct configuration for compiling 64 bits mex or mcc.
> 
> Bruno