Emulator Issues #11961
closedDolphin doesn't work on Windows Vista SP2 due to "QT Platform Plugin" error.
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Description
[removed stuff related to game, as it's about the executable, not a game]
What's the problem? Describe what went wrong.
I'm on Vista, and have no plans of upgrading, I wanted to install Dolphin, which looks like it would have looked, based on the Dolphin Github's readme.md
However, There's only a "Qt platform" error, which means i can't use Dolphin on Vista until if i upgrade to Windows 7 SP1.
What steps will reproduce the problem?
Install Dolphin from the website, and i put it on my Documents folder.
Is the issue present in the latest development version? For future reference, please also write down the version number of the latest development version.
5.0-11524
Is the issue present in the latest stable version?
No, Dolphin 5.0 loads fine.
What are your PC specifications? (CPU, GPU, Operating System, more)
Operating System
Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit SP2
CPU
Intel Core i3 2100 @ 3.10GHz 47 °C
Sandy Bridge 32nm Technology
RAM
8.00GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 686MHz (9-9-9-24)
Motherboard
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. P8H61-M LE/CSM R2.0 (LGA1155) 28 °C
Graphics
SyncMaster (1680x1050@60Hz)
1024MB ATI AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series (Gigabyte) 40 °C
Storage
232GB Seagate ST3250310AS ATA Device (SATA ) 36 °C
931GB Western Digital WDC WD10EZEX-22MFCA0 ATA Device (SATA ) 35 °C
931GB Seagate BUP Slim BK USB Device (USB (SATA) ) 31 °C
Optical Drives
ELBY CLONEDRIVE SCSI CdRom Device
Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio
Is there anything else that can help developers narrow down the issue? (e.g. logs, screenshots,
configuration files, savefiles, savestates)
I dunno, sorry. :/
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