How to the install Android SDK in Windows 7

Before install , just download these items

•               Java 1.6 or higher (recommended java 1.6)

         http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html

•               Eclipse Juno

         http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/packages/eclipse-classic-421/junosr1

•             Android SDK

        http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html

•                       ADT Plugin (zip file)

         http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing/installing-adt.html

           Step 1:

Create a folder in any drive and name the folder name it as PROGRA~2.(Here I created folder in d drive)

Create the folders in PROGRA~2

·         Android

·         Eclipse

·         Java

Step 2:

Install the java into that folder PROGRA~2

Step 3:

Install the Android SDK

·         Open the downloaded Android SDK folder and it have the installer (here I used the old one but in site you will get new sdk) 

·         Double click the Android installer, then this window appear, then  just click Next button.

·         This windows show whether your system having java software, if not means the next button is hidden. Here I successfully installed java, so it shows JDK is found.

        

·         Then click next, it shows this installation directory

·         After clicking next, this windows appears and click install

·         After click next, it shows Android SDK has installed successfully

·         Once you click the finish button, this window appear and here you have to install the tools as well as API  x (Let you the API, once you start the development)

Install the packages and click finish or done, after it completes the installation.

Step 4 : Eclipse installation

Step1 : Extract the Eclipse into PROGRA~2 ->Eclipse .

Step2 : Double click he eclipse icon

Step 3: Once click the icon, it ask the workspace (i.e space for creating your projects)

Step 4: once the eclipse environment open, click the help -> install software

Step 5: click the Add button and browse the ADT zip folder which you downloaded

and enter the name and click Ok.

 click the both check box and click next

Step 6: Click Next  and then finish

Step 7: It will install the ADT Plugin

While you installing the ADt if you got this warning, ignore this and click ok

Step 8: Once your ADT plugin has been  installed in eclipse, it will ask to restart the eclipse, click Yes.

Step 9:  After you restart the eclipse, you will find the two icon in  menu bar of eclipse

Step 10: Click window and click the Preferences

Step 11: Browse the location where you installed the Android SDK.

Step 12 : Then click window->AVD Manager

Step 13: click New

       Enter the name of the AVD and select the Target and click Create AVD

Step 13: Your Android AVD has been created. Then click Start

Step 14: check the scale to display and enter the screen size as 3 and click Launch.

Step 15: Your Android Emulator is started

Step 16: Your Android Emulator is Running