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How to run ants2.exe standalone

1. Find Qt bin directory, e.g.,
   C:\Qt\Qt5.8.0\5.8\msvc2013\bin

2. Find ANTS2 release directory, e.g.
   D:\QtProjects\ANTS2git\ANTS2\build-ants2-Desktop_Qt_5_8_0_MSVC2013_32bit-Release\release

3. From Qt bin to ANTS2 release copy the following drivers:

   QtCore.dll
   Qt5Gui.dll
   Qt5Networks.dll
   Qt5Script.dll
   Qt5WebSockets.dll
   Qt5Widgets.dll
   Qt5WinExtra.dll
   

4. Find Qt plugin directory, e.g.,
   C:\Qt\Qt5.8.0\5.8\msvc2013\plugins

5. From Qt plugin directory copy "platforms" directory to ANTS2 release.

6. If you Qt version < 5.8, you might also need to copy from Qt bin the following drivers, if present:

   icudt53.dll
   icuin53.dll
   icuuc53.dll
   

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