Android Studio: Failed to load JVM DLL

Question

I have thoroughly researched this problem and the posted solutions have not worked for me.

I'm running Windows 8, and the most recent JAVA JDK (64 bit) and Android Studio versions.

[System specs: new XPS 13, core i5, 8GB RAM, SSD]

The exact error is:

Failed to load JVM DLL C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_45\jre\bin\client\jvm.dll

If you already have a 64-bit JDK installed, define a JAVA_HOME variable in ... Environment Variables

-- Verification --

java -version

java version "1.8.0_45"

Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_45-b15)..

-- Things I've tried --

• Uninstall java and AS, reboot, install 64 bit java jdk, verify installation, reboot, install AS, set JAVA_HOME variable
• YES, the viable is an Environment variable and not a User variable
• I have added the /bin/ directory to the "path" environment variable
• I have reversed the slashes in the environment variable paths as per one solution stated
• Followed the uninstall/reinstall process stated above, but with a 32bit jdk instead (with the correct environment variable paths)
• Done the whole process over (uninstalling, rebooting after installs, etc.) but with older JDKs
• I have tried running studio.exe with 32 bit JDK installed, and studio64.exe with the 64 bit JDK installed

I feel like I've tried everything. I HAD to have screwed up somewhere along the line. Any idea?

Answer 1

This worked for me... Try running studio64.exe instead of studio.exe.