Installation of Matlab2016b on Windows 2010 fails

I have tried to install Matlab2016b on my windows 10 PC a number of times. No matter what I try I am getting the following error message, apparently looking for the pathdef.m and the installation stops: Any idea how to solve this issue ?

(Dec 06, 2016 08:36:33) java.io.FileNotFoundException: Template-file file C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2016b\toolbox\local\template\pathdef.mnot found at com.mathworks.install.command.PathdefGeneratorCommand.readTemplateFile(PathdefGeneratorCommand.java:253) at com.mathworks.install.command.PathdefGeneratorCommand.generatePathdef(PathdefGeneratorCommand.java:91) at com.mathworks.install.command.PathdefGeneratorCommand.execute(PathdefGeneratorCommand.java:59) at com.mathworks.matlabinstaller.AbstractMatlabInstallConfiguration$3.execute(AbstractMatlabInstallConfiguration.java:520) at com.mathworks.install.InstallModule$1.installProducts(InstallModule.java:202) at com.mathworks.install.InstallerImpl.install(InstallerImpl.java:113) at com.mathworks.installwizard.model.InstallTask.execute(InstallTask.java:46) at com.mathworks.installwizard.model.AbstractBackgroundTask.execute(AbstractBackgroundTask.java:38) at com.mathworks.installwizard.model.AbstractTask.call(AbstractTask.java:74) at com.mathworks.installwizard.model.AbstractTask.call(AbstractTask.java:24) at com.mathworks.wizard.worker.WorkerImpl.doInBackground(WorkerImpl.java:24) at javax.swing.SwingWorker$1.call(Unknown Source) at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source) at javax.swing.SwingWorker.run(Unknown Source) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source) at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

(Dec 06, 2016 08:36:33) Error: The application encountered an unexpected error and needs to close. You may want to try re-installing your product(s). More information can be found at C:\Users\geyer\AppData\Local\Temp\mathworks_geyer.log