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

Posted by Omar Hossain
Omar Hossain
676 Points

The program can't start some how because MSVCP90.dll is missing. It said to reinstall this program. What program?

I updated when it said there was a update in Android Studio.

David Santos
David Santos
1,486 Points

Thanks Gloria

Gloria Dwomoh
Gloria Dwomoh
13,116 Points

David Santos - You are welcome :)

5 Answers

Gloria Dwomoh
Gloria Dwomoh
13,116 Points

Have you tried to delete it and unzip the file again? If not try to do unzip it again, and run the program before making a shortcut for the .exe file. If you still get the error after that let us know.

carloscoronado
carloscoronado
436 Points
carloscoronado
carloscoronado
436 Points

Android Studio needs a DLL that's provided by other apps written in Visual C++. To get the DLL you need to install Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (x86)

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5555

If you have a 64bit Windows version, select the x64 addon package when you download.

ameydharden
ameydharden
3,329 Points
ameydharden
ameydharden
3,329 Points

I seem to be having this problem too. I am extracting and copying the files, and it is going very slowly. Seems like it should be done sometime tomorrow. I'm getting a little discouraged getting started here.

ameydharden
ameydharden
3,329 Points
ameydharden
ameydharden
3,329 Points

Got it! Another great help Gloria

Gloria Dwomoh
Gloria Dwomoh
13,116 Points

I am glad it is working now. Initially things can be frustrating but try to keep it up, it is certainly worth it to know a new skill.

Alex Andres
Alex Andres
1,797 Points
Alex Andres
Alex Andres
1,797 Points

I had the same problem as well. I downloaded the file and then extract and created a shortcut and tried to run it, but it gave me this stupid error. So then i deleted the folder android-studio-bundle and re-downloaded many times until i notice there was to 2 android-studio-bundle downloaded one was extracted and the other not so i ran the extracted one. I also ran the program before creating the shortcut like Gloria said. IDK weird stuff. Maybe it was trying to run the one that was not extracted.

Gloria Dwomoh
Gloria Dwomoh
13,116 Points

Yes Alex, there are 2 android studio executable in the zip. One is for 64 bit computers and another one for 32 bit. So you have to run the appropriate one. It's nice that it works now.