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We can use Eclipse instead of Android Studio, this is the best way for weak performance machine.

Step 1: Setup Android SDK
1.1 You can download the installer from the Android official website: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
Now, the lasted version is 24.4.1

1.2 Setup android sdk tools

Default install location: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk

1.3 Launch Android SDK Manager:

Wait for few minutes for setting up.

Step 2: setup Eclipse IDE
Download the latest Eclipse binaries from the Eclipse offical website http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/

Eg: for Windows 64bits, download: http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/download.php?file=/technology/epp/downloads/release/mars/1/eclipse-jee-mars-1-win32-x86_64.zip

Unzip it into a location like: C:\Eclipse

Add this path to the PATH variable

Launch the file C:\Eclipse\eclipse.exe, if everything is fine, you will see the Workspace Launcher

Click OK and then you will see

Step 3: Setup Android Development Tools (ADT) Plugin

3.1 Click menu Help -> Install New Software

3.2 Click Add button
3.3 Fill the field Name with: ADT Plugin and the field Location with https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/
3.4 Select Developer Tools

3.5 Click Next and with some step after, you can install ADT plugin successfully.

If you get the error like:

Don’t be afraid of this error, you click OK and everything will be normal.

Now, you must restart your machine.

If you get the error:

Could not find C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe!

You can fix it by following some steps:

Step 1: Launch android sdk manager

Step 2:tick Extras/Android sdk platform-tools. revision 23.1 [*] and
Tools/Android sdk platform-tools

Step 3: Click Delete 1 package then click Install 1 package

Now the losted file adb.exe is here