I have just started to set up my 64-bit Windows 7 PC as described in chapter 1.

JDK installed OK (without public JRE)
Eclipse downloaded and installed (Version 1.3.1.20100916-1202)
Android SDK downloaded and installed

I then ran Eclipse, selected Help->Install New Software, and entered "http://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse" and clicked Add. Eclipse asked me for a name and I typed "ADT Plugin" as stated on the developers website.

My eclipse now looks like Figure 1.9 in the book and I can select the Developers Tools checkbox. The only difference is that I have an extra item in the list "Android Traceview".

However, when I click Next I get the following errors:-
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Cannot complete the install because of a conflicting dependency.
Software being installed: Android Hierarchy Viewer 16.0.1.v201112150204-238534 (com.android.ide.eclipse.hierarchyviewer.feature.g roup 16.0.1.v201112150204-238534)
Software currently installed: Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers 1.3.1.20100916-1202 (epp.package.jee 1.3.1.20100916-1202)
Only one of the following can be installed at once:
Eclipse UI 3.6.1.M20100826-1330 (org.eclipse.ui 3.6.1.M20100826-1330)
Eclipse UI 3.6.2.M20110203-1100 (org.eclipse.ui 3.6.2.M20110203-1100)
Eclipse UI 3.6.0.I20100603-1100 (org.eclipse.ui 3.6.0.I20100603-1100)
Cannot satisfy dependency:
From: Android Hierarchy Viewer 16.0.1.v201112150204-238534 (com.android.ide.eclipse.hierarchyviewer.feature.g roup 16.0.1.v201112150204-238534)
To: org.eclipse.ui 3.6.2
Cannot satisfy dependency:
From: Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers 1.3.1.20100916-1202 (epp.package.jee 1.3.1.20100916-1202)
To: org.eclipse.epp.package.jee.feature.feature.group [1.3.1.20100916-1202]
Cannot satisfy dependency:
From: Java EE IDE Feature 1.3.1.20100916-1202 (org.eclipse.epp.package.jee.feature.feature.group 1.3.1.20100916-1202)
To: org.eclipse.platform.feature.group [3.6.1.r361_v20100909-9gF78GrkFqw7GrsZnvz0JWNTeb6fue6896L]
Cannot satisfy dependency:
From: Eclipse Platform 3.6.1.r361_v20100909-9gF78GrkFqw7GrsZnvz0JWNTeb6fue6896L (org.eclipse.platform.feature.group 3.6.1.r361_v20100909-9gF78GrkFqw7GrsZnvz0JWNTeb6fue6896L)
To: org.eclipse.rcp.feature.group [3.6.1.r361_v20100827-9OArFLdFjY-ThSQXmKvKz0_T]
Cannot satisfy dependency:
From: Eclipse RCP 3.6.1.r361_v20100827-9OArFLdFjY-ThSQXmKvKz0_T (org.eclipse.rcp.feature.group 3.6.1.r361_v20100827-9OArFLdFjY-ThSQXmKvKz0_T)
To: org.eclipse.ui [3.6.1.M20100826-1330]
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I cannot find any help in the book or on-line about this error. Can you tell me how to move forward.
Thanks

OK panic over (for now).
The problem was that the book quoted an explicit path to the eclipse tools - by now a very old version of eclipse. By starting at the normal downloads page I was able to get the latest version and the plugins seem to install OK.

Hey...
I m having the same type of problem. Can u tell me in detail what did u do? Can u post the link that u used? Thnx in advance

I noticed that the eclipse version installed when following the instructions in the book was 1.6.1 whereas the Android ADT Plugins wanted 3.6.x.
When I went back to the eclipse web page There were direct links to the latest downloads.
You need to go to http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/ and download the Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers, (although the android developers site says the "Classic" eclipse is also ok).
Once I installed this, the ADT plugin installed easily. So far everything looks good but I haven't yet started any application development.

Basically it looks like the book was a bit too explicit about the download path and now points to a very old archived version.

Good luck