Error message when trying to open Android Studio.

Hey Robert!

It looks like you have a corrupted installation file - completely uninstall Android Studio and download it again from the website.

Install the newly downloaded version of Android Studio on your system - the one you had previously downloaded is likely corrupt.

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Here are the instructions to uninstall Android Studio completely. Note that some files may be located in a different location depending on where you chose to install and the versions you've been using so if something is not in its normal place, please let me know.

Please follow all of the steps below in order.

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Run the uninstaller

The first step is to run the uninstaller. Open Control Panel by accessing it from the menu when you right-click the Start Button (This applies for Windows 8 systems). Then, under Programs, select Uninstall a Program. After that, click on Android Studio and press Uninstall. If you have multiple versions, uninstall them as well.

After you have uninstalled Android Studio, it is recommended that you restart before proceeding with the steps below.

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Remove the Android Studio files

To delete any remains of Android Studio setting files, in Windows Explorer (The file browser in Windows), type this as the File Path:

C:\Users\[YOUR WINDOWS USERNAME]

Replacing [YOUR WINDOWS USERNAME] with the username of your account on Windows. If you don't know your username, navigate to C:\Users and it will list all users on the system.

Here, delete .android, .AndroidStudio and any versions of this directory with versions on the end, .gradle and .m2.

Then, go to

C:\Users\Harry\[YOUR WINDOWS USERNAME]\Roaming

and delete the JetBrains directory.

Finally, go to

C:\Program Files

and delete the Android directory.

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Remove the SDK

To delete any remains of the SDK, in Windows Explorer, type this in as the File Path:

C:\Users\[YOUR WINDOWS USERNAME]\AppData\Local

Here, delete the Android directory.

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(Optional) Delete all previous projects

If you want to delete any of your previous projects, the directory where your projects are found is the AndroidStudioProjects directory. It is located in your root user file, C:\Users\[YOUR WINDOWS USERNAME]\.

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Hopefully this will now have deleted the Android Studio files and you can now try reinstalling the tools.

If you have any problems doing so, give me a shout :)