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Can't find or load the QT platform plugin “windows”

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02-28-2016
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I tried to make an installer for my plugin, which is created for AutoCAD 2016 using QT 5.3.
-- It work perfectly on the development computer, but when I tried to install it somewhere else it give me the following message:
~~This application failed to start because it could not find or load the Qt platform plugin "windows".
~~This application failed to start because it could not find or load the Qt platform plugin "windows".
-- I have already installed the QT plateforms as follows:
./contents/
myPlugin.arx
icudt53.dll
icuin53.dll
icuuc53.dll
libEGL.dll
Qt5Core.dll
Qt5Gui.dll
Qt5Nework.dll
Qt5Quick.dll
Qt5Widgets.dll
platforms/qwindows.dll
icuin53.dll
icuuc53.dll
libEGL.dll
Qt5Core.dll
Qt5Gui.dll
Qt5Nework.dll
Qt5Quick.dll
Qt5Widgets.dll
platforms/qwindows.dll
-- I also define the runtime paths in the file (PackageContents.xml) as below:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ApplicationPackage SchemaVersion="1.0" AutodeskProduct="AutoCAD" Name="StartupCommandTest" Description="Sample showing usage of StartupCommand parameter" AppVersion="1.0.0" ProductType="Application" AppNameSpace="appstore.exchange.autodesk.com" Author="xxxxxx">
<CompanyDetails Name="XXXXXX" Url="www.xxxxx.com" Email="xxx@xxxx.com" />
<Components>
<ApplicationPackage SchemaVersion="1.0" AutodeskProduct="AutoCAD" Name="StartupCommandTest" Description="Sample showing usage of StartupCommand parameter" AppVersion="1.0.0" ProductType="Application" AppNameSpace="appstore.exchange.autodesk.com" Author="xxxxxx">
<CompanyDetails Name="XXXXXX" Url="www.xxxxx.com" Email="xxx@xxxx.com" />
<Components>
<RuntimeRequirements SupportPath="./Contents/; ./Contents/platforms/" OS="Win64" Platform="AutoCAD*" SeriesMin="R19.0" SeriesMax="R29.0" />
<ComponentEntry AppName="MyPlugin.arx" ModuleName="./Contents/myPlugin.arx">
</ComponentEntry>
<ComponentEntry AppName="MyPlugin.arx" ModuleName="./Contents/myPlugin.arx">
</ComponentEntry>
</Components>
<Components Description="CUI">
<RuntimeRequirements SupportPath="./Contents/Resources/" OS="Win64" Platform="AutoCAD*" SeriesMin="R19.1" SeriesMax="R29.1" />
<ComponentEntry AppName="myPlugin.cuix" Version="1.1.0" ModuleName="./Contents/myPlugin.cuix"/>
</Components>
</ApplicationPackage>
<Components Description="CUI">
<RuntimeRequirements SupportPath="./Contents/Resources/" OS="Win64" Platform="AutoCAD*" SeriesMin="R19.1" SeriesMax="R29.1" />
<ComponentEntry AppName="myPlugin.cuix" Version="1.1.0" ModuleName="./Contents/myPlugin.cuix"/>
</Components>
</ApplicationPackage>
-- can anyone help? Thank you in advance.