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"It could not find or load the qt platform plugin "Windows"

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    SantaClade
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    Okay thanks for this short "tutorial"

    Dont know if I did it right but at least I got some message...

    "MZÉ♥♦  ©☺♫▼║♫┤ ═!©☺L═!This program cannot be run in DOS mode.
    $ı╩t╚æ½"

    And yes, I got it with all those "Signs/emojis/..."

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      Okay thanks for this short "tutorial"

      Dont know if I did it right but at least I got some message...

      "MZÉ♥♦  ©☺♫▼║♫┤ ═!©☺L═!This program cannot be run in DOS mode.
      $ı╩t╚æ½"

      And yes, I got it with all those "Signs/emojis/..."

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      mrjj
      Lifetime Qt Champion
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      @SantaClade
      Hi
      Ok that was not what i had expected o.O
      I tried with an installer from
      https://www.origin.com/dnk/en-us/store/download

      and start it directly from the download folder
      alt text

      (it starts)

      Im not sure how on earth you got the odd symbols.

      Is it win 7 or win 10 ?

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        SantaClade
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        @mrjj said in "It could not find or load the qt platform plugin "Windows":

        Is it win 7 or win 10 ?

        Windows 10

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          @mrjj said in "It could not find or load the qt platform plugin "Windows":

          Is it win 7 or win 10 ?

          Windows 10

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          mrjj
          Lifetime Qt Champion
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          @SantaClade
          Ok so same as mine.
          i dont know how you got the MZÉ♥♦ ©☺♫▼║♫┤ ═

          what was the name of the installer you ran ?

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            SantaClade
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            It's the same as yours.. "OriginThinSetup"

            Tried the german version and the link you provided above.

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              It's the same as yours.. "OriginThinSetup"

              Tried the german version and the link you provided above.

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              mrjj
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              @SantaClade
              so using same .exe as i downloaded , it would show same
              odd stuff again or ?

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                SantaClade
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                @mrjj said in "It could not find or load the qt platform plugin "Windows":

                @SantaClade
                so using same .exe as i downloaded , it would show same
                odd stuff again or ?

                Yes, no difference at all

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                  @mrjj said in "It could not find or load the qt platform plugin "Windows":

                  @SantaClade
                  so using same .exe as i downloaded , it would show same
                  odd stuff again or ?

                  Yes, no difference at all

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                  mrjj
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                  @SantaClade
                  I have no idea then.
                  No idea how those symbols should come or what it is.

                  So in such cases, i would normally try to create a new user profile and
                  login into to it and then
                  try to install in there to see if that works.

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                    SantaClade
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                    I'll give it a try next week and report how it worked... Thanks for your help :)

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                      SantaClade
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                      Sorry, took a few days as I hadn't any time at all...

                      Does not change a thing in the end as I tried to install origin with a new user profile and there was the same messages again... So no difference to my "Old" Profile

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                        Sorry, took a few days as I hadn't any time at all...

                        Does not change a thing in the end as I tried to install origin with a new user profile and there was the same messages again... So no difference to my "Old" Profile

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                        mrjj
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                        @SantaClade
                        Hi and welcome back
                        Then there must be something else installed on your windows that
                        uses Qt and conflicts with Origin.
                        https://forum.qt.io/topic/118102/origin-cant-find-or-load-the-qt-platform-plugin-windows
                        tried to use listDlls tool to spot the culpit.
                        But seems not to find teh actual reason.

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