SPM/Installation on Windows

Preamble Installing SPM on Windows 32 bit (XP, Vista, 7) should be relatively straightforward. Common pitfalls can be found in the description of the 64bit Windows installation. SPM12 Installation Download spm12.zip. Unzip spm12.zip in a folder of your choice, such as C:\Users\login\Documents\MATLAB\spm12). Start MATLAB and add SPM into your path, either using File > Set Path > Add Folder... or typing >> addpath C:\Users\login\Documents\MATLAB\spm12 in MATLAB's workspace. Launch SPM by typing >> spm You might have to install the VC++ 2005 and 2008 Redistributable Packages (vcredist_x86.exe) from Microsoft: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2019667 Update If you have just downloaded the spm12.zip archive, it already contains the latest set of updates. To update SPM when a new version is released: Download spm12_updates_rxxxx.zip Unzip spm12_updates_rxxxx.zip on top of the folder containing your SPM installation so that newer files overwrite existing files. Alternatively, you can use the spm_update.m function: >> spm_update If a new version is available, it can be applied to your local installation by typing: >> spm_update update Compilation Precompiled MEX files (*.mexw32) are provided with SPM12 and you shouldn't need to recompile them by yourself. SPM8 Installation Download spm8.zip and its updates spm8_updates_rxxxx.zip Unzip spm8.zip in a folder of your choice, such as C:\spm\spm8, and unzip spm8_updates_rxxxx.zip on top of it so that newer files overwrite existing files. Start MATLAB and add SPM into your path, either using File > Set Path > Add Folder... or typing >> addpath C:\spm\spm8 in MATLAB's workspace. Launch SPM by typing >> spm Compilation Precompiled MEX files (*.mexw32) are provided with SPM8 and you shouldn't need to recompile them by yourself. See Compilation of SPM8 MEX files on Windows if needed. SPM5 Installation Download spm5.zip. Unzip spm5.zip in a folder of your choice, such as C:\spm\spm5. Start MATLAB and add SPM into your path, either using File > Set Path > Add Folder... or typing >> addpath C:\spm\spm5 in MATLAB's workspace. Launch SPM by typing >> spm Compilation Precompiled MEX files (*.mexw32) are provided with SPM5 and you shouldn't need to recompile them by yourself. See Compilation of SPM5 MEX files on Windows if needed. SPM2 Installation Download spm2.tar.gz and its updated MEX files SPM2_R2007a_XP_MEX.zip Unzip spm2.tar.gz in a folder of your choice, such as C:\spm\spm2, and unzip SPM2_R2007a_XP_MEX.zip on top of it so that newer files overwrite existing files. Start MATLAB and add SPM into your path, either using File > Set Path > Add Folder... or typing >> addpath C:\spm\spm2 in MATLAB's workspace. Launch SPM by typing >> spm Compilation Precompiled MEX files (*.mexw32) are provided with SPM2 and you shouldn't need to recompile them by yourself. See Compilation of SPM2 MEX files on Windows.