title: Android java.exe finished with non-zero exit value 1
body: <p>I've tried looking at similar ones and no solution has worked. I've previously run apps without a problem but my new app suddenly started giving me problems. It always fails when I try to run it saying: </p>
  
  <pre><code>Error:Execution failed for task ':app:preDexDebug'.
  com.android.ide.common.process.ProcessException: org.gradle.process.internal.ExecException: Process 'command 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.7.0_67\bin\java.exe'' finished with non-zero exit value 1
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Here is what the console displayed:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Executing tasks: [:app:assembleDebug]
  
  Configuration on demand is an incubating feature.
  :app:preBuild UP-TO-DATE
  :app:preDebugBuild UP-TO-DATE
  :app:compileDebugNdk UP-TO-DATE
  :app:checkDebugManifest
  :app:preReleaseBuild UP-TO-DATE
  :app:prepareComAndroidSupportSupportV42200Library UP-TO-DATE
  :app:prepareDebugDependencies
  :app:compileDebugAidl UP-TO-DATE
  :app:compileDebugRenderscript UP-TO-DATE
  :app:generateDebugBuildConfig UP-TO-DATE
  :app:generateDebugAssets UP-TO-DATE
  :app:mergeDebugAssets UP-TO-DATE
  :app:generateDebugResValues UP-TO-DATE
  :app:generateDebugResources UP-TO-DATE
  :app:mergeDebugResources UP-TO-DATE
  :app:processDebugManifest UP-TO-DATE
  :app:processDebugResources UP-TO-DATE
  :app:generateDebugSources UP-TO-DATE
  :app:compileDebugJava UP-TO-DATE
  :app:preDexDebug
  AGPBI: {"kind":"SIMPLE","text":"Error: Could not create the Java Virtual        Machine.","position":{},"original":"Error: Could not create the Java Virtual Machine."}
  AGPBI: {"kind":"SIMPLE","text":"Error: A fatal exception has occurred. Program will exit.","position":{},"original":"Error: A fatal exception has occurred. Program will exit."}
  
  AGPBI: {"kind":"SIMPLE","text":"Error: Could not create the Java Virtual Machine.","position":{},"original":"Error: Could not create the Java Virtual Machine."}
  AGPBI: {"kind":"SIMPLE","text":"Error: A fatal exception has occurred. Program will exit.","position":{},"original":"Error: A fatal exception has occurred. Program will exit."}
  
  
  FAILED
  
  FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.
  
  * What went wrong:
  Execution failed for task ':app:preDexDebug'.
  com.android.ide.common.process.ProcessException:     org.gradle.process.internal.ExecException: Process 'command 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.7.0_67\bin\java.exe'' finished with non-zero exit value 1
  
  * Try:
  Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace. Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output.
  
  BUILD FAILED
  
  Total time: 2.614 secs
  
  AGPBI: {"kind":"SIMPLE","text":"Error: Could not create the Java Virtual Machine.","position":{},"original":"Error: Could not create the Java Virtual Machine."}
  AGPBI: {"kind":"SIMPLE","text":"Error: A fatal exception has occurred. Program will exit.","position":{},"original":"Error: A fatal exception has occurred. Program will exit."}
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>This app is very simple and I have not changed it much from the stock layout. It is designed only for lollipop and uses only stock features. Here is the build.gradle:</p>
  
  <pre><code>apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
  android {
  compileSdkVersion 22
  buildToolsVersion "22.0.0"
  
  defaultConfig {
      applicationId "com.package.app"
      minSdkVersion 21
      targetSdkVersion 22
      versionCode 1
      versionName "1.0"
  }
  buildTypes {
      release {
          minifyEnabled false
          proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
      }
  }
  }
  
  dependencies {
  compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
  compile 'com.android.support:support-v4:22.0.0'
  }
  </code></pre>