====== Installing Qt and Qt Creator ======


===== Download Qt =====

Go to [[https://www.qt.io/download-open-source/#section-2]] and scroll down to the //Qt Creator// section.  Follow the //Qt Creator 4.2.1 for Windows// link to download the Qt Creator installer.  

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===== Install Qt on a Windows Host =====

Run the installer to begin the installation.

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It is not necessary to create a Qt account to install Qt Creator.  If you don't have or want a Qt account, just press the //Skip// button.

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Qt creator should not be installed in a directory whose path contains spaces.  Also, the ComfilePi SDK will look for Qt Creator in the //C:\Qt// directory, so it is recommended to not change it.

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After installation is finished, uncheck the //Launch Qt Creator// and press the //Finish// button to finish the installation; Qt Creator can be launched after [[comfilepi:install_the_comfilepi_sdk:index|installing the ComfilePi SDK]].