Android emulator hanging on startup?

Question

I\'ve been modifying/editing parts of the Android platform, but have run into a problem when trying to test my edits. After making my changes to the platform source, I was able

Answer 1

My trick to get the emulator started on a weak machine (RAM: just 1 GB) is to start it as first thing after WinXP has finished booting. Further, using an emulator instance with a smaller resolution (smaller number of pixels on display to emulate, e.g. just 240x400) did also help.