How to Resolve an Error in the Android Studio Meerkat 2024.3.1 Emulator on Windows 10 (Dell Precision M4700 Laptop)
Hello everyone!
I want to share my anecdote about what happened to me a few days ago when I installed an Android emulator in the Android Studio IDE.
Well, the thing was, I decided to format my laptop because, since I'm taking the Flutter and Dart course, I wanted everything to be in order without the problems I had with Kotlin in the Android Studio IDE.
However, the emulator that comes with the IDE didn't want to work. To top it all off, the new emulator installation didn't include the "libOpenglRender.dll" file, which was what caused the problems.
Before formatting the computer, everything was working fine; But, in the new installation with the new Windows updates, I noticed that they had disabled and hidden the integrated Intel HD Graphics 4000 card, leaving only the Nvidia Quadro K2000M (external).
It was so bad that it didn't even appear in the BIOS, which made me think a lot about these greedy people who want us to always buy modern equipment; that's why they cause problems for immigrants to try to solve. And I'll continue with my 10-year-old Dell Precision M4700 laptop (although, in August of this year, 2025, it will be two years old), as long as it works and until I can buy a more modern one, whether they like it or not. Planned obsolescence has its advantages and disadvantages, which is why it's important to exercise self-control when replacing something that's already working well for us.
Finally, I removed the battery from the laptop, and when I booted up and entered the BIOS, the integrated card was back in the list. And when I reinstalled Windows, it appeared, and I installed the drivers I'd been using for months on both cards.
Finally, to fix the problem, ChatGPT suggested I download an emulator called "emulator-windows_x64-9322596," but it didn't work. However, inside the "emulator\lib64" folder was the "libOpenglRender.dll" file, which was required by the current version of the emulator (emulator-windows_x64-13025442); so, I deleted that old emulator and installed the modern one by copying the necessary file from the other emulator's folder.
However, although it gave an error with an image from Google Play (which doesn't allow editing the graphics), I used one of the Google APIs and clicked "Software" in the graphics resources tab. And since I now have Intel HD Graphics by default in the 3D settings via the Nvidia Panel, and on Windows I set it to Android Studio for optimal performance in the graphics settings, the emulator was able to open without errors.
Of course, to prevent the Windows people from doing the same thing to me again, I disabled automatic updates, as I had done most of my life, and because I was trustworthy, I became careless again.
Thank you for your time.
Grace and Peace.
Hello everyone!
I want to share my anecdote about what happened to me a few days ago when I installed an Android emulator in the Android Studio IDE.
Well, the thing was, I decided to format my laptop because, since I'm taking the Flutter and Dart course, I wanted everything to be in order without the problems I had with Kotlin in the Android Studio IDE.
However, the emulator that comes with the IDE didn't want to work. To top it all off, the new emulator installation didn't include the "libOpenglRender.dll" file, which was what caused the problems.
Before formatting the computer, everything was working fine; But, in the new installation with the new Windows updates, I noticed that they had disabled and hidden the integrated Intel HD Graphics 4000 card, leaving only the Nvidia Quadro K2000M (external).
It was so bad that it didn't even appear in the BIOS, which made me think a lot about these greedy people who want us to always buy modern equipment; that's why they cause problems for immigrants to try to solve. And I'll continue with my 10-year-old Dell Precision M4700 laptop (although, in August of this year, 2025, it will be two years old), as long as it works and until I can buy a more modern one, whether they like it or not. Planned obsolescence has its advantages and disadvantages, which is why it's important to exercise self-control when replacing something that's already working well for us.
Finally, I removed the battery from the laptop, and when I booted up and entered the BIOS, the integrated card was back in the list. And when I reinstalled Windows, it appeared, and I installed the drivers I'd been using for months on both cards.
Finally, to fix the problem, ChatGPT suggested I download an emulator called "emulator-windows_x64-9322596," but it didn't work. However, inside the "emulator\lib64" folder was the "libOpenglRender.dll" file, which was required by the current version of the emulator (emulator-windows_x64-13025442); so, I deleted that old emulator and installed the modern one by copying the necessary file from the other emulator's folder.
However, although it gave an error with an image from Google Play (which doesn't allow editing the graphics), I used one of the Google APIs and clicked "Software" in the graphics resources tab. And since I now have Intel HD Graphics by default in the 3D settings via the Nvidia Panel, and on Windows I set it to Android Studio for optimal performance in the graphics settings, the emulator was able to open without errors.
Of course, to prevent the Windows people from doing the same thing to me again, I disabled automatic updates, as I had done most of my life, and because I was trustworthy, I became careless again.
Thank you for your time.
Grace and Peace.
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