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Should I remove RapidTyping?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
9% remove it91% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #6,238
United States Rank #5,417
Reach 0.0729%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 15.56 days
459.07 days >
Average installed length: 241.21 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
4.6.6 38.62%
4.6.5 19.21%
4.6.4 0.56%
4.6.3 0.77%
4.6.2 2.16%
4.6.1 1.46%
4.6.0 0.21%
4.6 0.97%
4.5.5 0.07%
4.5.2 0.97%
4.5 3.69%
4.4 1.67%
4.3 0.70%
4.2 1.04%
4.1 2.92%
4.0 1.74%
3.4.5 13.71%
3.4.4 0.14%
3.4 0.70%
3.3.7 1.53%
3.3.6 0.35%
3.3.1 0.28%
3.3 1.95%
3.2.9 0.97%
3.2.7 0.07%
3.2.6 0.07%
3.2.5 0.07%
3.2.3 0.14%
3.2 0.42%
3.1.1 0.21%
3.1 0.07%
3 0.21%
2.9.9 0.84%
2.9.8 0.07%
2.9.7 0.56%
2.9.6 0.56%
2.9.5 0.35%

RapidTyping

What is RapidTyping?  (from RapidTyping Software)

Learn how to use your keyboard in a fun and entertaining way for absolutely free. Rapid Typing Tutor is designed to teach adults and kids to use their computer keyboard more efficiently than ever. Improve your typing skills through a series of easy lessons! Learning how to type properly without looking at the keyboard ...  Read more

Overview

RapidTyping is a program developed by RapidTyping Software. The most used version is 4.6.6, 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 main program executable is rapidtyping.exe. The software installer includes 24 files and is usually about 12.69 MB (13,302,055 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 53% of users of RapidTyping come from the United States, it is also popular in India and Iran.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.rapidtyping.com
Help link: www.rapidtyping.com/contacts.html
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\RapidTyping
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\RapidTyping\Uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 12.69 MB

Program filesFiles installed by RapidTyping

Program executable:rapidtyping.exe
Name:RapidTyping Application
Path:C:\Program Files\rapidtyping\rapidtyping.exe
MD5:a7d7e6c5cc19c482c30a09bc7ada36d0
Additional files:
  • psinterf.dll - psinterf Dynamic Link Library
  • psrtctrl.dll - psrtctrl Dynamic Link Library
  • psstruct.dll - psstruct Dynamic Link Library
  • icudt44.dll (by The ICU Project) - International Components for Unicode (ICU Data DLL)
  • icule44.dll (by The ICU Project) - ICU Layout DLL
  • iculx44.dll - ICU Layout Extensions DLL
  • icuuc44.dll - ICU Common DLL
  • freetype6.dll (by GnuWin32 ) - FreeType (Libfreetype: font engine and rasterizer)
  • fmodex.dll (by Firelight Technologies) - FMOD Ex (FMOD Ex SoundSystem)
  • zlib1.dll (by GnuWin32 ) - Zlib (Zlib1: general purpose data compression / decompression library)
  • Uninstall.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • RapidTyping.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{84AC0CED-B12A-4A43-9EE4-6989DC1953DE}' (runs on registration).

How do I remove RapidTyping?

You can uninstall RapidTyping 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 RapidTyping, 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 RapidTyping.

USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 9%
Keep it 91%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#6,238
 
REACH
~0.07%
PC installation base

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 67.52%
Windows 10 14.74%
Windows XP 9.11%
Windows Vista 8.62%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 33.38%
Windows 7 Ultimate 19.45%
Windows 7 Professional 10.15%
Microsoft Windows XP 8.96%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 6.79%
Windows 7 Home Basic 2.59%

Distribution by countryGeography

53.41% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 53.41%
  India 6.76%
  Iran 2.85%
  Indonesia 2.51%
  Canada 2.40%
  Australia 2.12%
  France 2.07%
  United Kingdom 1.73%
  Russia 1.23%
  Saudi Arabia 1.23%
  Brazil 1.17%
  Egypt 1.17%
  Germany 1.17%
  DZ 1.12%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 27.88%
Hewlett-Packard 25.94%
Acer 14.75%
Toshiba 9.36%
ASUS 5.81%
GIGABYTE 5.49%
Lenovo 3.77%
Samsung 3.01%
Intel 2.05%
American Megatrends 1.08%
Sahara 0.86%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 5.35%
Dell Inspiron N5110 4.28%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 4.28%
Dell Inspiron 530 2.94%
Dell Inspiron 3521 2.67%
Dell Inspiron N5050 2.14%

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