[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tobdaryl:
I wish I knew more about windows. One thing we can do is reinstall and when you get to the place where /users/randy/appdata/local/android-sdk shows change that to /users/randy/My Documents/android-sdk - this assumes windows 8 still uses My Documents or replace My Documents with its likeness that you can readily find. OH, I bet appdata/local are hidden directories and that is why you don't find them.

Put the above on hold a moment! Enter your terminal (it was command.com then cmd and now I have no clue). from the terminal type adb devices and report back with results. I'm thinking we may not care where adb and fastboot are. The install may have added the location to your path or look under your installed programs for them.

Windows 8 is a mess. I've been googleing. Does this make sense?

On the 'old' Windows Desktop, right-click on the bottom left corner

> Select 'Command Prompt (Admin)'

If not try this.

Swipe up from the bottom of the Start screen and then touch All apps.

Note: If you're using a keyboard, right-click on the Start screen and then click on All apps. Actually, there's an even quicker way to open an elevated Command Prompt in Windows 8 if you're using a keyboard. See Tip #2 near the bottom of the page for more on that.

On the Apps screen, locate the Windows System heading. You may need to swipe or scroll to the right depending on the size of your screen.

Press and hold, or right-click, on Command Prompt.

Press or click on Run as administrator from the menu that appears at the bottom of the screen.

Press or click on Yes if you're prompted with a User Account Control message.

Note: If your Windows 8 account does not have administrator privileges, you may be prompted with a different message here, asking for credentials from another account on your computer that does have administrator privileges before you'll be allowed to open an elevated Command Prompt.

An elevated Command Prompt window will appear.

Since you're now running the Command Prompt program as an administrator, you can execute any Windows 8 command without worrying about permission restrictions.

or

Here's How (Long Way):

It might seem strange to describe a "long way" to open an elevated Command Prompt in Windows 8, considering how easy the "short way" is, described above. However, the following procedure is good to know because it demonstrates how you could open any program as an administrator.

Access Run from the Apps screen or press the WINDOWS and R keys together with your keyboard.

Type the following in the Open text box and then press or click the OK button.

taskmgr

This will open Task Manager.

In Task Manager, press or click File and then Run new task.

The Create new task window will appear.

Note: Don't see the File menu? Click or press on the More details arrow at the bottom of the Task Manager window to show a more advanced view of the program, including the File menu.

In the Open text box, type the following:

cmd

...but don't do anything else just yet.

Check the Create this task with administrative privileges. box.

Note: Don't see this box? That means that your Windows 8 account is setup as a standard account, not an administrator account. Your account must have administrator privileges to be able to open an elevated Command Prompt this way. You'll need to follow the Short Way described above, or use Tip #2 below with a keyboard.

Now click or press on OK and then follow whatever User Account Control requirements appear next.

An elevated Command Prompt window will now appear, allowing unrestricted access to executing commands in Windows 8.

Tips:

There's a very easy way to tell if the Command Prompt window you've opened is elevated or not:

Elevated: The window title says Administrator: Command Prompt

Not Elevated: The window title says Command Prompt only

If you're using a keyboard with Windows 8, you can open an elevated Command Prompt from the Power User Menu. Just press the WINDOWS and X keys together and then click on Command Prompt (Admin). Click Yes to the User Account Control message that appears.