Statically linked app with Qt gives error: Failed to load platform plugin “windows”

Question

I have built Qt 5.0.1 statically in VS 2010 under Windows 7 x64. The configuration parameters were

configure -debug-and-release -opensource -confirm-license          


        

Answer 1

Just do the following steps:

1. Go to bin folder in your Qt installation directory
2. Copy all files with .dll extension
3. Past them to C:\Windows\System32 for 32 bits or C:\Windows\syswow64 for 64 bits.
4. Tada! you will never see that irritating message again