SPM/Installation on Windows

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Installing SPM on Windows 32 bit (XP, Vista, 7) should be relatively straightforward. Two common pitfalls common to all versions of SPM:

If you use WinZip to unpack SPM's *.tar.gz archives, make sure to uncheck "Tar file smart CR/LF conversion", which is under the "miscellaneous" tab in "configuration" under "options", as it could corrupt some of SPM files otherwise. 7-Zip is a good open source software alternative.

It is not recommended to install SPM in MATLAB's toolbox folder as MATLAB toolbox directories can be cached and changes in SPM files (such as updates) might not appear when using SPM.

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.

>> spm

Precompiled MEX files (*.mexw32) are provided with SPM8 and you shouldn't need to recompile them by yourself.

Download spm5.tar.gz, its updates Updates_xxxx.tar.gz
Unzip spm5.tar.gz in a folder of your choice, such as C:\spm\spm5) and unzip Updates_xxxx.tar.gz 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\spm5

in MATLAB's workspace.

>> spm

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.

>> spm