The Android emulator is not starting, showing "invalid command-line parameter"

Solution 1:

There is currently a problem with R12 where the SDK location cannot contain any spaces.

The default installation location is: C:\Programme Files(x86)\Android\android-sdk. They are currently fixing the problem but you can currently work around it by changing the SDK location path in eclipse to C:\PROGRA~2\Android\android-sdk.

If you are running 32-bit Windows, change the path to C:\PROGRA~1\Android\android-sdk.

Solution 2:

I'd suggest creating a directory junction named C:\Android pointing to the actual C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk-windows\:

MKLINK /J C:\Android "C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk-windows\"

and then setting the newly created junction as SDK Location for your Eclipse ADT Plugin (Eclipse menu\ Window\ Preference\ Android). This might help for a number of tools/ plugin too that have problems with spaces in paths.

Solution 3:

• If your SDK location path in Eclipse is in C:\Program Files (x86)\ change to C:\PROGRA~2\.
• If you are running 32-bit Windows, C:\Program Files\, change the path to C:\PROGRA~1\.

Solution 4:

NickC is correct. It is also worth pointing out that the SDK location is set in Eclipse > Window menu > Preferences > Android. If your folders are different you can check the 8.3 format of any folder with dir foldername /x at the command prompt.

Solution 5:

I had this issue as well. The solution is (if you are on Windows as I am) to change the path to C:\PROGRA~1\Android\android-sdk-windows\.

Assuming Program Files is the first directory with the word PROGRAM in it which it should be. This worked.