Unbearably slow android emulator — is there a fix?

Question

I know that the topic was discussed here last year, but I am hoping that someone has since found a fix. The emulator is simply not working for me anymore. It took 15 minut

Answer 1

Delete all your AVDs & re-install the SDK in a new directory. This should clear out any lurking config settings or AVD based issues which could be causing the slowdown.

Also try shutting down any virus/spyware scanner you may have running because you can then see if your AV app is trying to scan the AVD and or SD card images which could slow things down.

(btw, I'm running the emulator on a Quad Core Q6600 with 4gb RAM & Win 7 x64 and it starts in less than 1 min, so I doubt it's a compatibility issue).