The problem not only affects SDK Manager.exe but also running the Dalvik Debug Monitor out side of Eclispe ( ddms.bat) and the Draw 9-patch utility ( draw9patch.bat). This problem can affect 64 bit versions of Windows and non-standard installations of Java and the Android SDK. Since release 17 of the Android SDK tools some Windows configurations will not run the Android SDK Manager program from the Android SDK Tools program group, although it can be run from within the Eclipse Integrated Development Environment (IDE). The article also discusses why recent Android SDKs fail to install on a Windows 64-bit system. However, if SDK Manager (and other Android utilities) worked prior to release 17 of the SDK tools then read on. Occasionally the SDK Manager does not work for other reasons, in which case one possible solution is to manually update the SDK tools as discussed at the end of the article Keeping the Android SDK Updated. A change in the Android Software Development Kit (SDK) Tools that took place between release 16 and release 17 means that on some Windows configurations the Android SDK Manager (SDK Manager.exe) does not run outside of Eclipse, that issue is discussed in this article.

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