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Android Build a Simple Android App (2014) Getting Started with Android Setting Up an Android Development Environment for Windows

Elvir Markasevic
Elvir Markasevic
410 Points
Posted by Elvir Markasevic
Elvir Markasevic
410 Points

cant install android studio.

ive installed android studio but it wont open because of an error. It says to reinstall so i did but the same problem comes up. What can i do to get this running? I'm following the directions carefully but nothing yet

6 Answers

Kristen Law
Kristen Law
16,244 Points

To solve the "MSVCR100.dll not found" error, you'll need to download the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable from the Microsoft website.

Choose which one to download based on your operating system:

32 bit: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=5555
64 bit: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=14632

Elvir Markasevic
Elvir Markasevic
410 Points
Elvir Markasevic
Elvir Markasevic
410 Points

Worked perfectly, thanks

Stone Preston
Stone Preston
42,016 Points
Stone Preston
Stone Preston
42,016 Points

what error are you getting? can you post the error code/message you get? are you on a mac or PC

Elvir Markasevic
Elvir Markasevic
410 Points
Elvir Markasevic
Elvir Markasevic
410 Points

Im on a pc. (Error 0x80010135: Path too long) was the first error while extracting. When done extracting i tried to open android studio and it says "This application has failed to start because MSVCR100.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problrm." So I click ok then it says "Error launching android studio, Failed to load JVM DLL C:\Program Files\ Java\jdk1.7.0_67\jre. If you already have 32-bit JDK installed, define a JAVA_HOME variable in Computer>system properties> System settings> Environment Variables" this is where i get stuck

Stone Preston
Stone Preston
42,016 Points
Stone Preston
Stone Preston
42,016 Points

did you uninstall the current installation that would not open before reinstalling? if not try uninstalling, restarting your PC, then installing again

Elvir Markasevic
Elvir Markasevic
410 Points
Elvir Markasevic
Elvir Markasevic
410 Points

i just did an uninstall, then restarted my computer and installed again but this part shows up again "This application has failed to start because MSVCR100.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problrm." So I click ok then it says "Error launching android studio, Failed to load JVM DLL C:\Program Files\ Java\jdk1.7.0_67\jre. If you already have 32-bit JDK installed, define a JAVA_HOME variable in Computer>system properties> System settings> Environment Variables"

Eric De Wildt
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Eric De Wildt
Courses Plus Student 13,077 Points
Eric De Wildt
Eric De Wildt
Courses Plus Student 13,077 Points

The JAVA_HOME is a well documented error Here is a link to what you must do.

William Outlaw
William Outlaw
372 Points
William Outlaw
William Outlaw
372 Points

I've done this and about 4 different suggestions on google. No luck:(