Install Android on Windows 7/Vista/XP

1. Download Android SDK for Windows from  here Extract the archive file to any folder of your choice, then double-click SDK Manager.exe.

2. Once the SDK manager is started, it will ask you to select packages to be installed. You can leave default options, or simply select Accept All and click Install. The packages may take several minutes to be download, so be patient.

If asked to install JDK, then click Java Platform (JDK) 7 and select the appropriate package for your system.

3. When the download is complete, click New button on right side under the “Virtual devices” tab.

4.   Enter now the following parameters:

• Name: Enter any name of your choice
• Target: Select Android 3.2, you can test other versions later.
• SD Card: Size: 1024 (1GB), 2048 (2GB), etc.
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Leave default options for the remaining parameters, then click Create AVD.

5. When the AVD is created, click OK.

6. Now select the already created Android virtual device (AVD) and click Start.

7. Leave default parameters as they are and click Launch.

8. Wait now while Android is booting, it may take several minutes for Android to start on your first launch.