diff --git a/qgroundcontrol.pri b/qgroundcontrol.pri
index bf420ae093242263292242d4fd531f67a435b8ac..1ad5195dcf2000c0f98918402a1436b1db90bf74 100644
--- a/qgroundcontrol.pri
+++ b/qgroundcontrol.pri
@@ -322,18 +322,16 @@ win32-msvc2008|win32-msvc2010 {
 	TARGETDIR_WIN = $$replace(TARGETDIR,"/","\\")
 
 	CONFIG(debug, debug|release) {
+		# Copy supporting library DLLs
 		QMAKE_POST_LINK += $$quote(xcopy /D /Y "$$BASEDIR_WIN\\libs\\lib\\sdl\\win32\\SDL.dll" "$$TARGETDIR_WIN\\debug"$$escape_expand(\\n))
-		QMAKE_POST_LINK += $$quote(xcopy /D /Y "$$BASEDIR_WIN\\files" "$$TARGETDIR_WIN\\debug\\files" /E /I $$escape_expand(\\n))
-                QMAKE_POST_LINK += $$quote(xcopy /D /Y "$$BASEDIR_WIN\\libs\\mavlink" "$$TARGETDIR_WIN\\debug\\mavlink" /E /I $$escape_expand(\\n))
-                QMAKE_POST_LINK += $$quote(xcopy /D /Y "$$BASEDIR_WIN\\models" "$$TARGETDIR_WIN\\debug\\models" /E /I $$escape_expand(\\n))
-
-		QMAKE_POST_LINK += $$quote(xcopy /D /Y "$$BASEDIR_WIN\\files\\images\\earth.html" "$$TARGETDIR_WIN\\debug"$$escape_expand(\\n))
-		QMAKE_POST_LINK += $$quote(xcopy /D /Y "$$BASEDIR_WIN\\libs\\thirdParty\\libxbee\\lib\\libxbee.dll" "$$TARGETDIR_WIN\\debug"$$escape_expand(\\n))
-		QMAKE_POST_LINK += $$quote(xcopy /D /Y "$$BASEDIR_WIN\\files\\images\\earth.html" "$$TARGETDIR_WIN\\debug"$$escape_expand(\\n))
+		QMAKE_POST_LINK += $$quote(xcopy /D /Y "$$BASEDIR_WIN\\libs\\mavlink" "$$TARGETDIR_WIN\\debug\\mavlink" /E /I $$escape_expand(\\n))
 		QMAKE_POST_LINK += $$quote(xcopy /D /Y "$$BASEDIR_WIN\\libs\\thirdParty\\libxbee\\lib\\libxbee.dll" "$$TARGETDIR_WIN\\debug"$$escape_expand(\\n))
 
-		QMAKE_POST_LINK += $$quote(xcopy /D /Y "$$BASEDIR_WIN\\files\\images\\earth.html" "$$TARGETDIR_WIN\\debug"$$escape_expand(\\n))
-		QMAKE_POST_LINK += $$quote(xcopy /D /Y "$$BASEDIR_WIN\\libs\\thirdParty\\libxbee\\lib\\libxbee.dll" "$$TARGETDIR_WIN\\debug"$$escape_expand(\\n))
+		# Copy application resources
+		QMAKE_POST_LINK += $$quote(xcopy /D /Y "$$BASEDIR_WIN\\files" "$$TARGETDIR_WIN\\debug\\files" /E /I $$escape_expand(\\n))
+		QMAKE_POST_LINK += $$quote(xcopy /D /Y "$$BASEDIR_WIN\\models" "$$TARGETDIR_WIN\\debug\\models" /E /I $$escape_expand(\\n))
+
+		# Copy Qt DLLs
 		QMAKE_POST_LINK += $$quote(xcopy /D /Y "$$(QTDIR)\\plugins" "$$TARGETDIR_WIN\\debug" /E /I $$escape_expand(\\n))
 		QMAKE_POST_LINK += $$quote(xcopy /D /Y "$$(QTDIR)\\bin\\phonond4.dll" "$$TARGETDIR_WIN\\debug"$$escape_expand(\\n))
 		QMAKE_POST_LINK += $$quote(xcopy /D /Y "$$(QTDIR)\\bin\\QtCored4.dll" "$$TARGETDIR_WIN\\debug"$$escape_expand(\\n))
@@ -350,15 +348,16 @@ win32-msvc2008|win32-msvc2010 {
 	}
 
 	CONFIG(release, debug|release) {
+		# Copy supporting library DLLs
 		QMAKE_POST_LINK += $$quote(xcopy /D /Y "$$BASEDIR_WIN\\libs\\lib\\sdl\\win32\\SDL.dll" "$$TARGETDIR_WIN\\release"$$escape_expand(\\n))
+		QMAKE_POST_LINK += $$quote(xcopy /D /Y "$$BASEDIR_WIN\\libs\\mavlink" "$$TARGETDIR_WIN\\release\\mavlink" /E /I $$escape_expand(\\n))
+		QMAKE_POST_LINK += $$quote(xcopy /D /Y "$$BASEDIR_WIN\\libs\\thirdParty\\libxbee\\lib\\libxbee.dll" "$$TARGETDIR_WIN\\release"$$escape_expand(\\n))
+
+		# Copy application resources
 		QMAKE_POST_LINK += $$quote(xcopy /D /Y "$$BASEDIR_WIN\\files" "$$TARGETDIR_WIN\\release\\files" /E /I $$escape_expand(\\n))
-                QMAKE_POST_LINK += $$quote(xcopy /D /Y "$$BASEDIR_WIN\\libs\\mavlink" "$$TARGETDIR_WIN\\release\\mavlink" /E /I $$escape_expand(\\n))
 		QMAKE_POST_LINK += $$quote(xcopy /D /Y "$$BASEDIR_WIN\\models" "$$TARGETDIR_WIN\\release\\models" /E /I $$escape_expand(\\n))
-		QMAKE_POST_LINK += $$quote(xcopy /D /Y "$$BASEDIR_WIN\\files\\images\\earth.html" "$$TARGETDIR_WIN\\release\\earth.html" $$escape_expand(\\n))
-		QMAKE_POST_LINK += $$quote(xcopy /D /Y "$$BASEDIR_WIN\\libs\\thirdParty\\libxbee\\lib\\libxbee.dll" "$$TARGETDIR_WIN\\release"$$escape_expand(\\n))
-		QMAKE_POST_LINK += $$quote(xcopy /D /Y "$$BASEDIR_WIN\\files\\images\\earth.html" "$$TARGETDIR_WIN\\release\\earth.html" $$escape_expand(\\n))
-		QMAKE_POST_LINK += $$quote(xcopy /D /Y "$$BASEDIR_WIN\\libs\\thirdParty\\libxbee\\lib\\libxbee.dll" "$$TARGETDIR_WIN\\release"$$escape_expand(\\n))
-		QMAKE_POST_LINK += $$quote(xcopy /D /Y "$$BASEDIR_WIN\\libs\\thirdParty\\libxbee\\lib\\libxbee.dll" "$$TARGETDIR_WIN\\release"$$escape_expand(\\n))
+
+		# Copy Qt DLLs
 		QMAKE_POST_LINK += $$quote(xcopy /D /Y "$$(QTDIR)\\plugins" "$$TARGETDIR_WIN\\release" /E /I $$escape_expand(\\n))
 		QMAKE_POST_LINK += $$quote(xcopy /D /Y "$$(QTDIR)\\bin\\phonon4.dll" "$$TARGETDIR_WIN\\release"$$escape_expand(\\n))
 		QMAKE_POST_LINK += $$quote(xcopy /D /Y "$$(QTDIR)\\bin\\QtCore4.dll" "$$TARGETDIR_WIN\\release"$$escape_expand(\\n))
@@ -374,6 +373,13 @@ win32-msvc2008|win32-msvc2010 {
 		QMAKE_POST_LINK += $$quote(xcopy /D /Y "$$(QTDIR)\\bin\\QtXmlPatterns4.dll" "$$TARGETDIR_WIN\\release"$$escape_expand(\\n))
 		QMAKE_POST_LINK += $$quote(del /F "$$TARGETDIR_WIN\\release\\qgroundcontrol.exp"$$escape_expand(\\n))
 		QMAKE_POST_LINK += $$quote(del /F "$$TARGETDIR_WIN\\release\\qgroundcontrol.lib"$$escape_expand(\\n))
+
+		# Copy Visual Studio DLLs
+		# Note that this is only done for release because the debugging versions of these DLLs cannot be redistributed.
+		# I'm not certain of the path for VS2008, so this only works for VS2010.
+		win32-msvc2010 {
+			QMAKE_POST_LINK += $$quote(xcopy /D /Y "\"C:\\Program Files \(x86\)\\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\\VC\\redist\\x86\\Microsoft.VC100.CRT\\*.dll\""  "$$TARGETDIR_WIN\\release\\"$$escape_expand(\\n))
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -440,17 +446,15 @@ win32-g++ {
 		exists($$TARGETDIR/debug) {
 			QMAKE_POST_LINK += && copy /Y \"$$BASEDIR_WIN\\libs\\lib\\sdl\\win32\\SDL.dll\" \"$$TARGETDIR_WIN\\debug\\SDL.dll\"
 			QMAKE_POST_LINK += && xcopy \"$$BASEDIR_WIN\\files\" \"$$TARGETDIR_WIN\\debug\\files\\\" /S /E /Y
-                        QMAKE_POST_LINK += && xcopy \"$$BASEDIR_WIN\\libs\\mavlink\" \"$$TARGETDIR_WIN\\debug\\mavlink\\\" /S /E /Y
-                        QMAKE_POST_LINK += && xcopy \"$$BASEDIR_WIN\\models\" \"$$TARGETDIR_WIN\\debug\\models\\\" /S /E /Y
-			QMAKE_POST_LINK += && copy /Y \"$$BASEDIR_WIN\\files\\images\\earth.html\" \"$$TARGETDIR_WIN\\debug\\earth.html\"
+			QMAKE_POST_LINK += && xcopy \"$$BASEDIR_WIN\\libs\\mavlink\" \"$$TARGETDIR_WIN\\debug\\mavlink\\\" /S /E /Y
+			QMAKE_POST_LINK += && xcopy \"$$BASEDIR_WIN\\models\" \"$$TARGETDIR_WIN\\debug\\models\\\" /S /E /Y
 		}
 
 		exists($$TARGETDIR/release) {
 			QMAKE_POST_LINK += && copy /Y \"$$BASEDIR_WIN\\libs\\lib\\sdl\\win32\\SDL.dll\" \"$$TARGETDIR_WIN\\release\\SDL.dll\"
 			QMAKE_POST_LINK += && xcopy \"$$BASEDIR_WIN\\files\" \"$$TARGETDIR_WIN\\release\\files\\\" /S /E /Y
-                        QMAKE_POST_LINK += && xcopy \"$$BASEDIR_WIN\\libs\\mavlink\" \"$$TARGETDIR_WIN\\release\\mavlink\\\" /S /E /Y
+			QMAKE_POST_LINK += && xcopy \"$$BASEDIR_WIN\\libs\\mavlink\" \"$$TARGETDIR_WIN\\release\\mavlink\\\" /S /E /Y
 			QMAKE_POST_LINK += && xcopy \"$$BASEDIR_WIN\\models\" \"$$TARGETDIR_WIN\\release\\models\\\" /S /E /Y
-			QMAKE_POST_LINK += && copy /Y \"$$BASEDIR_WIN\\files\\images\\earth.html\" \"$$TARGETDIR_WIN\\release\\earth.html\"
 		}
 
 	}