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  • B Bonnie

    @LinArcX
    Lazy loaded dlls would have a hourglass mark with the icon, like MPR.DLL / IESHIMS.DLL in your picture.
    Your MF.DLL and MFPLAT.DLL seems to be direct linked, also your D3D9.dll is red so it may miss functions.
    I would guess it is due to the DX lib when you compile Qt, as I said.
    I don't have any 5.6.3 dlls on my machine but I have a deployed application of 5.5.1. Checking by dependency walker, the official prebuilt msvc2013 dsengine.dll of 5.5.1 doesn't depend on mf.dll and mfplat.dll directly.

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    wrote on last edited by
    #17

    @Bonnie

    Maybe your compiling links newer DX libs that not supporting xp. I would guess it is due to the DX lib when you compile Qt, as I said.

    You mean i should install Directx9 on my windows7, remove all other DirectX versions and compile qt5.6.3 again?

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    • LinArcXL LinArcX

      @Bonnie

      Maybe your compiling links newer DX libs that not supporting xp. I would guess it is due to the DX lib when you compile Qt, as I said.

      You mean i should install Directx9 on my windows7, remove all other DirectX versions and compile qt5.6.3 again?

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      wrote on last edited by
      #18

      @LinArcX
      You may be able to compile only the dsengine plugin.
      But I don't know how to make sure you link the xp supported DX lib, since I don't target xp for at least 5 years...

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      • B Bonnie

        @LinArcX
        You may be able to compile only the dsengine plugin.
        But I don't know how to make sure you link the xp supported DX lib, since I don't target xp for at least 5 years...

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        wrote on last edited by
        #19

        @Bonnie
        What aboot this:

        https://forum.qt.io/topic/59838/building-qt-from-source-on-windows/7

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          wrote on last edited by
          #20

          Hi, one other thing I saw in the dependency walker's output, it wants the Qt files from another Qt directory on your XP machine:
          c:\tools\neovim\neovim\bin

          Make sure that this other version exists and is also Qt 5.6.3 Release for MSVC 2013.

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          • hskoglundH hskoglund

            Hi, one other thing I saw in the dependency walker's output, it wants the Qt files from another Qt directory on your XP machine:
            c:\tools\neovim\neovim\bin

            Make sure that this other version exists and is also Qt 5.6.3 Release for MSVC 2013.

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            LinArcX
            wrote on last edited by
            #21

            @hskoglund
            Hello. I have some questions:

            1. Why application loads these .dlls from that weird directory instead of current directory of my application? (I used windeployqt)
            2. Lets say, i fixed it. Do it fix main issue?(Showing video)
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            • LinArcXL LinArcX

              @hskoglund
              Hello. I have some questions:

              1. Why application loads these .dlls from that weird directory instead of current directory of my application? (I used windeployqt)
              2. Lets say, i fixed it. Do it fix main issue?(Showing video)
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              mrjj
              Lifetime Qt Champion
              wrote on last edited by
              #22

              @LinArcX
              Hi
              1: Ask Windows :) It is its run time loader that controls this.
              2: It could fix it. However, the normal effect of mixing Qt version is crashes so
              dont get to much hope up.

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              • mrjjM mrjj

                @LinArcX
                Hi
                1: Ask Windows :) It is its run time loader that controls this.
                2: It could fix it. However, the normal effect of mixing Qt version is crashes so
                dont get to much hope up.

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                LinArcX
                wrote on last edited by
                #23

                @mrjj I mean why it didn't look in current directory first, if it looked why doesn't load it? Since those dlls exists beside main exe file.

                I noticed that on windows xp that doesn't have this directory(c:\tools\neovim\neovim\bin\), DependencyWalker complains that it can't find dlls:
                depXP.PNG
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                • LinArcXL LinArcX

                  @mrjj I mean why it didn't look in current directory first, if it looked why doesn't load it? Since those dlls exists beside main exe file.

                  I noticed that on windows xp that doesn't have this directory(c:\tools\neovim\neovim\bin\), DependencyWalker complains that it can't find dlls:
                  depXP.PNG
                  `

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                  mrjj
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                  wrote on last edited by mrjj
                  #24

                  @LinArcX
                  Well back in the Xp days they didn't load better i guess.
                  In the newer version of windows, you can add a manifest file to tweaking it and at some point they also allowed
                  side by side loading of Dlls with same name etc.
                  https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/dlls/dynamic-link-library-search-order

                  well (c:\tools\neovim\neovim\bin) seems just to be
                  https://github.com/neovim/neovim
                  but it does uses Qt for GUI .

                  Hmm so the DSENGINE cannot find its support DLLS ?
                  those missing files are in your app folder ?

                  Is there a reason you cant use a virtual machine with Xp (or real pc ) to install Qt5.6
                  and what ever compiler you wish and simply compile and xp version for xp.
                  And compile a win 7+ on win 7 ?
                  Im not 100% sure you can have a one .exe that works on both as the backend changed alot.

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                  • mrjjM mrjj

                    @LinArcX
                    Well back in the Xp days they didn't load better i guess.
                    In the newer version of windows, you can add a manifest file to tweaking it and at some point they also allowed
                    side by side loading of Dlls with same name etc.
                    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/dlls/dynamic-link-library-search-order

                    well (c:\tools\neovim\neovim\bin) seems just to be
                    https://github.com/neovim/neovim
                    but it does uses Qt for GUI .

                    Hmm so the DSENGINE cannot find its support DLLS ?
                    those missing files are in your app folder ?

                    Is there a reason you cant use a virtual machine with Xp (or real pc ) to install Qt5.6
                    and what ever compiler you wish and simply compile and xp version for xp.
                    And compile a win 7+ on win 7 ?
                    Im not 100% sure you can have a one .exe that works on both as the backend changed alot.

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                    wrote on last edited by
                    #25

                    @mrjj

                    you can add a manifest file to tweaking it and at some point they also allowed side by side loading of Dlls with same name etc.

                    It works on xp?

                    side by side loading of Dlls with same name etc.> those missing files are in your app folder ?

                    Exactly.

                    Is there a reason you cant use a virtual machine with Xp (or real pc ) to install Qt5.6 and what ever compiler you wish and simply compile and xp version for xp.

                    I tried to compile qt 5.5.0 on windos xp.(It's a virtualbox machine). It complains about some functions that only exists on x64 architecture.

                    Im not 100% sure you can have a one .exe that works on both as the backend changed alot.

                    So, you mean i should compile whole application in each os separately?

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                    • LinArcXL LinArcX

                      @mrjj

                      you can add a manifest file to tweaking it and at some point they also allowed side by side loading of Dlls with same name etc.

                      It works on xp?

                      side by side loading of Dlls with same name etc.> those missing files are in your app folder ?

                      Exactly.

                      Is there a reason you cant use a virtual machine with Xp (or real pc ) to install Qt5.6 and what ever compiler you wish and simply compile and xp version for xp.

                      I tried to compile qt 5.5.0 on windos xp.(It's a virtualbox machine). It complains about some functions that only exists on x64 architecture.

                      Im not 100% sure you can have a one .exe that works on both as the backend changed alot.

                      So, you mean i should compile whole application in each os separately?

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                      mrjj
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                      wrote on last edited by
                      #26

                      @LinArcX said in Can't play video on windows xp:

                      @mrjj

                      you can add a manifest file to tweaking it and at some point they also allowed side by side loading of Dlls with same name etc.

                      • It works on xp?
                        I think so but not sure if it can help you load the right dlls.
                        https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/sbscs/manifests

                      • I tried to compile qt 5.5.0 on windos xp.(It's a virtualbox machine). It complains about some functions that only exists on x64 architecture.
                        But Qt5.6 still supports Xp so why compile your self? You add something ?

                      • So, you mean i should compile whole application in each os separately?
                        Well that is how a few people I know still do - to have xp version. Its only SP3 Xp's that works but I guess
                        all remaining xp's are patched.
                        It might be less work than to make sure it links to older directX in newer windows. (if thats even possible)

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                      • mrjjM mrjj

                        @LinArcX said in Can't play video on windows xp:

                        @mrjj

                        you can add a manifest file to tweaking it and at some point they also allowed side by side loading of Dlls with same name etc.

                        • It works on xp?
                          I think so but not sure if it can help you load the right dlls.
                          https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/sbscs/manifests

                        • I tried to compile qt 5.5.0 on windos xp.(It's a virtualbox machine). It complains about some functions that only exists on x64 architecture.
                          But Qt5.6 still supports Xp so why compile your self? You add something ?

                        • So, you mean i should compile whole application in each os separately?
                          Well that is how a few people I know still do - to have xp version. Its only SP3 Xp's that works but I guess
                          all remaining xp's are patched.
                          It might be less work than to make sure it links to older directX in newer windows. (if thats even possible)

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                        wrote on last edited by
                        #27

                        @mrjj said in Can't play video on windows xp:

                        But Qt5.6 still supports Xp so why compile your self? You add something ?

                        Which version of 5.6? 5.6.3?

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                        • LinArcXL LinArcX

                          @mrjj said in Can't play video on windows xp:

                          But Qt5.6 still supports Xp so why compile your self? You add something ?

                          Which version of 5.6? 5.6.3?

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                          mrjj
                          Lifetime Qt Champion
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #28

                          @LinArcX
                          Yes. I saw someone write he used that version in 32 bit and it worked for
                          Xp. I didnt personally tried it, though.

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                            LinArcX
                            wrote on last edited by LinArcX
                            #29

                            I have same issue with playing video with QtWebEngien and QtQuick. Both of them can't play video on windows xp.

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                              LinArcX
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #30

                              This is the output of running QtWebEngine application on real hardware(Windows xp):

                              00000001	0.00000000	[2736] QFactoryLoader::QFactoryLoader() checking directory path "D:/release_webengine/platforms" ...	
                              00000002	0.00167815	[2736] QFactoryLoader::QFactoryLoader() looking at "D:/release_webengine/platforms/qwindows.dll"	
                              00000003	0.01299774	[2736] Found metadata in lib D:/release_webengine/platforms/qwindows.dll, metadata=	
                              00000004	0.01299774	[2736] {	
                              00000005	0.01299774	[2736]     "IID": "org.qt-project.Qt.QPA.QPlatformIntegrationFactoryInterface.5.3",	
                              00000006	0.01299774	[2736]     "MetaData": {	
                              00000007	0.01299774	[2736]         "Keys": [	
                              00000008	0.01299774	[2736]             "windows"	
                              00000009	0.01299774	[2736]         ]	
                              00000010	0.01299774	[2736]     },	
                              00000011	0.01299774	[2736]     "className": "QWindowsIntegrationPlugin",	
                              00000012	0.01299774	[2736]     "debug": false,	
                              00000013	0.01299774	[2736]     "version": 328961	
                              00000014	0.01299774	[2736] }	
                              00000015	0.01299774	[2736] 	
                              00000016	0.01299774	[2736] 	
                              00000017	0.02331553	[2736] Got keys from plugin meta data ("windows")	
                              00000018	0.05049497	[2736] loaded library "D:/release_webengine/platforms/qwindows.dll"	
                              00000019	0.05494274	[2736] QFactoryLoader::QFactoryLoader() checking directory path "D:/release_webengine/platformthemes" ...	
                              00000020	0.05584676	[2736] QFactoryLoader::QFactoryLoader() checking directory path "D:/release_webengine/platforminputcontexts" ...	
                              00000021	4.12752199	[2736] class QWindowsEGLStaticContext *__cdecl QWindowsEGLStaticContext::create(class QFlags<enum QWindowsOpenGLTester::Renderer>): Could not initialize EGL display: error 0x3001	
                              00000022	4.12752199	[2736] 	
                              00000023	4.12766695	[2736] class QWindowsEGLStaticContext *__cdecl QWindowsEGLStaticContext::create(class QFlags<enum QWindowsOpenGLTester::Renderer>): When using ANGLE, check if d3dcompiler_4x.dll is available	
                              00000024	4.64033127	[2736] QFactoryLoader::QFactoryLoader() checking directory path "D:/release_webengine/styles" ...	
                              00000025	4.95253468	[2736] QFactoryLoader::QFactoryLoader() checking directory path "D:/release_webengine/accessiblebridge" ...
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