Qt Creator 6.0.1 and Qt 6.2.2 running on Windows 7

[hskoglund]

@dmginc Still on my beloved Win7, couldn't get Qt Creator 9 to run.

Today I took the plunge and installed Qt Creator 10 beta 1. Turns out it's built with MSVC 6.4.2 i.e. a perfect match for your new set of DLLs.

And it works just fine :-)

[idev]

@dmginc

Thank you for your helpful contributions!

Would you mind, please, providing patched DLLs for Qt 6.3.2 as well?

BTW, do you always recompile from patched
source, or is it perhaps possible to do binary patches using diffs for other versions?

[flaf]

@dmginc hello. would you mind explaining to me how you made the dlls work in windows 7? I would like to learn to be able to run some qt6 programs on Windows 7

[yqhu]

C:\Qt\qtcreator-9.0.2\lib\qtcreator\plugins\CtfVisualizer.dll: Unable to load library C:\Qt\qtcreator-9.0.2\lib\qtcreator\plugins\CtfVisualizer.dll：Unable to load library

Qt6.2.4 windows7
in fact，These files already exist。

[hskoglund]

Hi, I think the error occurs because PerProfiler uses QtQuick and QML and those .dlls have no patches to work on Windows 7.

[yqhu]

@hskoglund thanks！qt widget is already sufficient！

[crystalidea]

any update on Qt 6.5?

[dmginc]

@crystalidea

Here are the patched DLLs for Qt 6.5.1 on Windows 7:
https://web.tresorit.com/l/QN88Z#nF5sZ3NclgeYbMeIaJ_BuA

Please let me know if you encounter any issues :)

[posktomten]

@dmginc Thanks!

[lkavan]

@dmginc Hallo, first of all, thanx a lot for research about runningQt6 on Win7. I have installed Qt from online installer (Qt 6.5.1 and Creator 10.0.2 and MSVC2019-64bit) and replaced DLLs with your ones. After that, qmage is possible to run, Linquist, Asistant and Designer running OK, but Creator 10.0.2 not running. Cannot find entry point.
Can you help me? What I am doing wrong? Thanx a lot!

[hskoglund]

Hi, even though you've downloaded Qt 6.5.1, no Qt Creator is built with it yet (unless you build Qt Creator yourself :-)

For example Qt Creator 10.0.2 is built with Qt 6.4.3:

(QT Creator 11.0 beta is also built with Qt 6.4.3)

The error box you get is because the function evaluateRecursive() is changed from returning a void (in Qt 6.4.3) to returning a bool (in Qt 6.5.1) But even if you patched that you'd get Qt runtime mismatch errors.

You could try a previous version of @dmginc's dlls and a matching Qt Creator, I use his patched version of Qt 6.4.2 (you'll find the link previously in this topic) and Qt Creator 10.0.0:
https://download.qt.io/official_releases/qtcreator/10.0/10.0.0/qt-creator-opensource-windows-x86_64-10.0.0.exe

[crystalidea]

I've made Qt 6.6.0 available for Windows 7 here
https://github.com/crystalidea/qt6windows7

It's qtbase with all source modifications already applied. Approach is based on previous posts here but better: many improvements and most noticably fallbacks to default Qt 6.6.0 behaviour when running on newer Windows.

The only issue I noticed with all Qt Windows7 backports is that scalled UI is somewhat too big for my 125% scalling option in Windows 7. Something should be tweaked with dpi settings probably.

[WRYYYYYYYY]

Hey @hskoglund @dmginc @crystalidea

Hope you're all doing awesome. 🚀 Huge shoutout to you guys who've been working magic with those QT6 DLL patches for Windows 7! You folks are the real MVPs, and you're making a lot of people happy.

I'm not a QT developer, but I wanted to share a thought – a bunch of QT-based apps that used to run like a dream on Windows 7 suddenly hit a brick wall after they upgraded to QT6. These patched DLLs aren't just for Windows 7 devs; they're also a lifeline for end-users who just want to keep using their favorite apps.

I've noticed the list of patched versions is growing, but I'm thinking, why stop there? Windows 7 users are still rocking it, and there's a bunch of QT6 versions that could use some love. Here's what we've got so far:

6.0.0
6.0.1
6.0.2
6.0.3
6.0.4
6.1.0
6.1.1
6.1.2
6.1.3
6.2.0
6.2.1
6.2.2 hskoglund
6.2.3
6.2.4
6.3.0 dmginc
6.3.1 dmginc
6.3.2
6.4.0 dmginc
6.4.1
6.4.2
6.4.3
6.5.0
6.5.1 dmginc
6.5.2
6.5.3 crystalidea
6.6.0 crystalidea

I believe that extending this compatibility to cover the remaining versions of QT6 would be immensely beneficial for the Windows 7 user base. But I get that this isn't a walk in the park, so maybe we can chip away at it bit by bit. No rush, just a gradual, awesome expansion of compatibility. What do you guys think?

Cheers to keeping the Windows 7 flame alive! 🔥

WRYYYYYYYY

[Linkh]

@WRYYYYYYYY
Hi
I cannot find 6.5.3 by crystalidea actually :/ was the post updated to 6.6.0?

[crystalidea]

Here are 6.5.3 binaries:
https://github.com/crystalidea/qt6windows7/releases/tag/6.5.3-win7

6.6.0 binaries:
https://github.com/crystalidea/qt6windows7/releases/tag/v6.6.0

[Bojo5150]

@crystalidea @dmginc @hskoglund

Folks, I've stumbled onto this thread while searching alternatives to my problem and having read through all of the posts I'm really really hoping one of you can help!

Long story short is I built an Arcade machine years back which is based on Win 7 x64. Its been highly modified / customized over the years and upgrading windows would be devastating and requires massive rework. Recently one application I use to run some games changed to use Qt 6.6.1 x64. vs Qt5. I downloaded and tried the 6.6.1 files linked herein but came across another error and I was wondering if some kind soul could add the missing libraries. I've attached 3 pictures, 1) the Qt files found in the game.exe folder, & 2) the error I'm currently receiving. Its worth noting that some files are different from the 6.6.1 download here and the Qt6 files found in the game.exe's directory.

Would any of you be willing to help me out? Many many thanks in advance!!

[WRYYYYYYYY]

Running QT6 applications on Windows 7 is now a walk in the park, thanks to the recent release of https://github.com/vxiiduu/VxKex/

[5taras]

@dmginc Do these libraries work on Windows 8.1?

[5taras]

@crystalidea Does it work on Windows 8.1?

[hskoglund]

Hi, they should work on Windows 8.1, Windows 10 and Windows 11.