Unable to find compiler

I am using windows 7 64 bit and installed visual c++ express edition 2010 but still when i give mex -setup i am unable to find any compiler. I get the following error:

mex -setup Please choose your compiler for building external interface (MEX) files:

Would you like mex to locate installed compilers [y]/n? y

Select a compiler:

[0] None

Compiler: 0

mex: No compiler selected. No action taken.

[Walter Roberson]

Which MATLAB version are you using? If you are using an older MATLAB then VE2010 might not have been supported.

Answer 1

[Jan]

Did you install the SDK 7.1 also as explained here? If you only want to compile C++ MEX files, the SDK is sufficient, because it cotains the required compilers.

[Ken Atwell]

64-bit information http://www.mathworks.com/support/compilers/R2011b/win64.html