android sdk and avd manager does not launch on windows 7 x64

Question

Can anyone please confirm if android development is not yet supported on windows 7 x64? I downloaded the sdk, but when I tried to launch the sdk and avd manager it fails to

Answer 1

I think you have your android-sdk folder in one of windows 7 system folders, e.g. Program Files (x86). Permissions there are tightly controlled by the system. You better create the android-sdk folder outside of those system directories.