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Should I remove Rand McNally Dock?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
3% remove it97% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #12,821
United States Rank #6,346
Reach 0.0244%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 16.32 days
468.43 days >
Average installed length: 246.12 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.0.6514.24211 1.46%
1.0.5675.16254 20.58%
1.0.5617.22849 2.08%
1.0.5584.15194 1.87%
1.0.5534.23512 3.74%
1.0.5506.17362 1.04%
1.0.5368.24980 6.86%
1.0.5248.14010 8.32%
1.00.5046 13.72%
1.00.5025 0.83%
1.00.4924 6.86%
1.00.4914 0.83%
1.00.4864 3.33%
1.00.4853 0.62%
1.00.4721 8.32%
1.00.4693 1.04%
1.00.4561 3.95%
1.00.4525 2.29%
1.00.4505 0.42%
1.00.4464 1.46%
1.00.4427 3.95%
1.00.4413 3.12%
1.00.4392 0.42%
1.00.0000 2.91%

Rand McNally Dock

What is Rand McNally Dock?  (from Rand McNally)

The Rand McNally Dock is an essential part of your Rand McNally GPS device. It provides you with free software upgrades and access to map updates. Through the Dock, you can also access the user guide for your device and send feedback to Rand McNally via "Tell Rand."

Overview

Rand McNally Dock is a software program developed by Rand McNally. The most common release is 1.0.5675.16254, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The primary executable is named rnddock.exe. The setup package generally installs about 19 files and is usually about 44.89 MB (47,066,983 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 94% of users of Rand McNally Dock come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and Mexico.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.RandMcNally.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Rand McNally\RNDDock
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{13E0CD71-8363-4C8D-AD06-0D9FD0CAE4E2}\setup.exe" -runfromtemp -l0x0409 -removeonly
Estimated size: 44.89 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by Rand McNally Dock

Program executable:rnddock.exe
RNDDock
Path:C:\Program Files\rand mcnally\rnddock\rnddock.exe
MD5:5d5cd4868d22033d4ae7acca63080d8e
Additional files:
  • RNDDockLauncher.exe - RNDDockLauncher
  • Interop.IWshRuntimeLibrary.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'IWshRuntimeLibrary'.
  • log4net.dll (by The Apache Software Foundation) - log4net (log4net for .NET Framework 2.0)
  • atk-sharp.dll
  • DockController.dll - DockController
  • DockLib.dll - DockLib
  • gdk-sharp.dll
  • glade-sharp.dll
  • glib-sharp.dll
  • gtk-dotnet.dll
  • gtk-sharp.dll
  • Mono.Cairo.dll
  • Mono.Posix.dll
  • pango-sharp.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks
  • RNDDockLauncher.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{70E88CC0-AB36-4E09-8770-096DABA81265}' (runs on registration).
  • RNDDock.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{C699FDCB-B20F-4B08-A607-5A4D3AC85E42}' (runs on registration).
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • RNDDockLauncher.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Rand McNally\RNDDock\RNDDockLauncher.exe'.

How do I remove Rand McNally Dock?

You can uninstall Rand McNally Dock from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program Rand McNally Dock, click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Rand McNally Dock.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 53%
Win 7 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 3%
Keep it 97%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#12,821

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 53.53%
Windows 10 39.63%
Windows Vista 4.56%
Windows XP 2.28%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 41.72%
Windows 10 Home 15.93%
Windows 8.1 13.21%
Windows 7 Professional 5.66%
Windows 7 Ultimate 5.24%
Windows 10 Pro 3.56%

Distribution by countryGeography

93.77% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 93.77%
  Canada 5.86%
  Mexico 0.25%
  Singapore 0.12%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 39.89%
Dell 24.47%
Toshiba 13.56%
ASUS 9.04%
Acer 8.78%
Lenovo 2.66%
Samsung 0.53%
Sony 0.53%
GIGABYTE 0.53%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 11.32%
HP 15 Notebook PC 3.77%
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... 3.30%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 3.30%
HP 2000 Notebook PC 2.83%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 2.36%

comments1 comment

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Confusedover a year ago
When I try to uninstall get a message to wait until other programs are uninstalled. Have not chosed another one to uninstall. Computer then locks up