Hoss - what happens if you type "echo %USERNAME%" and "echo %USERPROFILE%" in a command window?
On Nov 3, 2:08 am, Edo Noordhuizen <edo.noordhui...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi! > > I contacted my pc manufacturer about the issue, they weren't any help. > I am sure though that the cause of the issue has something to do with > preinstalled windows 7 versions! > I don't know where the problem really lies, maybe Java reads the wrong > registry key or those preinstalled windows 7 versions fill the wrong > keys or something I don't know. > > I finally just installed windows 7 from a retail DVD.. this fixed the problem. > > Thank you all for your help in figuring this out > Hoss, good luck I hope you reach a solution soon, because it is a > frustrating problem! > > With kind regards, > Edo Noordhuizen > > On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 4:20 AM, hoss spence <bendaka...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I also just upgraded from Vista to Windows7 and have the exact same > > problem. Please post if you come up with a solution. > > > On Oct 31, 12:05 am, Robert Green <rbgrn....@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I used to run Eclipse 3.4 / Java 1.6 / Android SDK 1.0,1.1,1.5,1.6 on > >> Vista 64 but recently did a clean install of Windows 7. > > >> Now I'm running Eclipse 3.4 / Java 32 and 64 1.6 / Android SDK 1.5-2.0 > >> on Windows 7 Professional x64 without any problems. > > >> Windows 7 seems to handle everything exactly the same way vista did. > >> It is a derivative of Vista, after all. > > >> Edo, I'd say your problem is more with your specific environment or > >> configuration than it is with Windows 7. Consider wiping all of your > >> java installation stuff and environment variables and reinstalling > >> java to get it clean. I didn't set any special environment variables > >> for anything anywhere. > > >> In fact, all I did was dump eclipse on, drop the SDK into c: > >> \Android_SDK and install ADT. Everything worked first try - but it > >> was a totally clean installation. > > >> On Oct 30, 3:41 pm, Edo Noordhuizen <edo.noordhui...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> > I've ran the line and found the user.home property is set to > >> > C:\Users\PARA ... there is no user named PARA on my system. > >> > I've quickly searched through the registry, and all I can think of > >> > right now is that PARA are the first 4 letters of the computer > >> > manufacturer??.. I'll be doing some more searching later tonight.. > >> > Thanks a lot for your help! > > >> > With kind regards, > >> > Edo Noordhuizen > > >> > On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 9:20 PM, jotobjects <jotobje...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> > > That's weird if Windows 7 does this in a new way. You need to know > >> > > where the Java system property user.home is because that is the > >> > > default location for your AVD images. > > >> > > This one line program will list the properties - > > >> > > public static void main(String[] args) { > >> > > System.getProperties().list(System.out); > >> > > } > > >> > > On Oct 29, 3:30 pm, Edo Noordhuizen <edo.noordhui...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> I have ran all apps as administrator, this didn't solve my problem.. > >> > >> My guess is the problem has something to do with the user.home > >> > >> property, but I'm not sure.. > > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> Edo > > >> > >> On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 10:56 PM, Wayne Wenthin <wa...@fuligin.com> > >> > >> wrote: > >> > >> > Run it with elevated permissions? It needs to write to the drive > >> > >> > so you > >> > >> > may need to run any install as administrator. Same with any command > >> > >> > prompts. > > >> > >> > On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 12:21 PM, Edo Noordhuizen > >> > >> > <edo.noordhui...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> > >> >> Hi, > > >> > >> >> I have a problem getting the Android SDK to work on my new Windows > >> > >> >> 7 > >> > >> >> computer. > >> > >> >> The ADT plugin in Eclipse will not open, when I run SDK setup.exe > >> > >> >> I do > >> > >> >> get a window, but settings wont get saved, and the app disappears > >> > >> >> when > >> > >> >> I click 'New' in the virtual devices pane.. When I run android.bat > >> > >> >> from a command prompt I get the following error: > >> > >> >> ---snip--- > >> > >> >> Error: Unable to read AVDs > >> > >> >> Error: Unable to get the home directory. Make sure the user.home > >> > >> >> property is set up > >> > >> >> Error: Unable to get the home directory. Make sure the user.home > >> > >> >> property is set up > >> > >> >> com.android.prefs.AndroidLocation$AndroidLocationException: Unable > >> > >> >> to > >> > >> >> get the home directory. Make sure the user.home property is set up > >> > >> >> ---snip--- > >> > >> >> I have a dutch install of windows 7 where the users directory is > >> > >> >> named > >> > >> >> differently, and already tried to change the HOMEPATH, APPDATA, > >> > >> >> LOCALAPPDATA, and USERPROFILE paths in the registry to the dutch > >> > >> >> version of the directory..which didn´t work either.. > > >> > >> >> Does anybody have any suggestions? Or a solution perhaps? > > >> > >> >> Thanks, > >> > >> >> Edo > > >> > >> >> Eclipse version: GALILEO (Eclipse IDE for Java Developers Build id: > >> > >> >> 20090920-1017) > >> > >> >> Android SDK version: Android sdk r3 windows (I tried previous sdk > >> > >> >> versions.. same problem) > >> > >> >> Windows 7 Home Premium .. > > >> > >> > -- > >> > >> > Writing code is one of few things > >> > >> > that teaches me I don't know everything. > > >> > >> >http://www.fuligin.com > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. 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