Google Play Store stopped unexpectedly Samsung Galaxy II While running the play store I am getting the message:


  The application google play store(process com.android.vending)has stopped unexpectedly. please try again, 


Force close is indicated in box below the message. I'm unable to
proceed further. I did try few tricks like clearing the data and cache
in play store, but the problem still persists.

My phone details: Android version 2.3.6, model Samsung Galaxy S II, Android 4G, Model no.SGH-T989., kernel 2.6.35.
you can  try to install an updated version of play store, it resolved my problem once.

here is a tutorial i wrote about play store issues  : 

Solutions for the most major play store Problems