Why do I get an "Assertion failed!" error message on MATLAB startup on Windows?

When starting MATLAB, I get the following Visual Studio error message:

 Assertion failed!

 Program: ...ogram Files\MATLAB\R2007b\bin\win32\MATLAB.exe

 File: ../../../src/share/native/sun/font/t2k/t2kstrm.c

 Line: 132

 Expression: pos <=t->maxPos

 For information on how your program can cause an assertion failure, see the Visual C++ documentation on asserts

 (Press Retry to debug the application - JIT must be enabled)

None of the options will allow me to start MATLAB.

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

This error can occur if the System Fonts have been corrupted. In order for MATLAB to start properly, you will need to identify and repair any corrupted Windows Fonts.

For more information about restoring Windows fonts, see the information on Microsoft's website here:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314960