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Should I remove Railroad Tycoon 2: Platinum?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
1% remove it99% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #19,000
United States Rank #13,397
Reach 0.0120%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 81.20 days
697.46 days >
Average installed length: 366.46 days

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Railroad Tycoon 2: Platinum

Overview

Railroad Tycoon 2: Platinum is a program developed by PopTop. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. 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 main program executable is RT2_PLAT.EXE. The software installer includes 44 files and is usually about 637.91 MB (668,898,496 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 67% of users of Railroad Tycoon 2: Platinum come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Canada.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.poptop.com/railroadtycooninfo.htm
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Railroad Tycoon 2 Platinum
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/7620
Estimated size: 637.91 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Railroad Tycoon 2: Platinum

Program executable:RT2_PLAT.EXE
Name:Railroad Tycoon II
Path:C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Railroad Tycoon 2 Platinum\RT2_PLAT.EXE
MD5:75c8d5bde43237b4225aaea0448b273d
Additional files:
  • Mss32.dll (by RAD Game Tools) - Miles Sound System
  • RT2_PLAT.EXE - Railroad Tycoon II
  • SMACKW32.DLL (by RAD Game Tools) - Smacker (Smacker Video Technology)
  • trainer.exe
  • crashhandler.dll (by Valve) - Steam Crash Handler Library
  • crashhandler64.dll (by Valve)
  • CSERHelper.dll - CSER Helper (Debug Helper Routines)
  • d3dcompiler_46.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® (Direct3D HLSL Compiler)
  • d3dcompiler_46_64.dll (by Microsoft)
  • dbghelp.dll - Debugging Tools for Windows(R) (Windows Image Helper)
  • GameOverlayRenderer.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer
  • GameOverlayRenderer64.dll
  • GameOverlayUI.exe - Steam
  • icui18n.dll
  • icuuc.dll
  • libavcodec-56.dll
  • libavformat-56.dll
  • libavresample-2.dll
  • libavutil-54.dll
  • libswscale-3.dll
  • openvr_api.dll
  • SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
  • Steam.dll
  • Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper
  • Steam2.dll - Steam Client Engine
  • steamclient.dll
  • steamclient64.dll
  • steamerrorreporter.exe
  • steamerrorreporter64.exe
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer.dll
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer.json
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer64.dll
  • SteamOverlayVulkanLayer64.json
  • SteamTmp.exe
  • SteamUI.dll - SteamUI Dynamic Link Library
  • streaming_client.exe
  • tier0_s.dll - tier0_s Dynamic Link Library
  • tier0_s64.dll
  • v8.dll
  • video.dll
  • vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll
  • vstdlib_s64.dll
  • winh264.dll
  • WriteMiniDump.exe - Win32 MiniDump Helper

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks
  • Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F5CF0CB3-E390-417E-8504-C707CA852BDC}' (runs on registration).
  • SteamTmp.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{0FA4F2B3-5879-4EB7-87D7-15A36952D352}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam_Reg_HKCURun_S-1-5-21-2046571130-1472909728-3610515965-1001.
2 Startup Files (User Run)
  • Steam.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Steam' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" -silent.
  • SteamTmp.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Steam' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe" -silent.
3 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
  • Steam.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
  • RT2_PLAT.EXE is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\Railroad Tycoon 2 Platinum\RT2_PLAT.EXE'.
  • SteamTmp.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
Network connections
  • SteamTmp.exe connects to cdn-178-79-196-253.pmo.llnw.net (178.79.196.253 port 80).
  • SteamTmp.exe connects to 69.28.145.170 (port 27017).
  • SteamTmp.exe connects to cm-04.lux.valve.net (146.66.152.15 port 27018).
  • SteamTmp.exe connects to 80.239.194.142 (port 27030).
  • SteamTmp.exe connects to VALVE-CORPO.car2.Philadelphia1.Level3.net (4.78.155.50 port 27031).

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

SteamTmp.exe
Memory:230.39 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0025027453%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00142709%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00107566%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:28,069,388
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:334
70 average
I/O reads/min:1.77 MB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:2.18 MB
105.02 KB average

How do I remove Railroad Tycoon 2: Platinum?

You can uninstall Railroad Tycoon 2: Platinum 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 Railroad Tycoon 2: Platinum, 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 Railroad Tycoon 2: Platinum.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 55%
Win 7 1%
  
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 1%
Keep it 99%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 56.12%
Windows 10 38.82%
Windows Vista 4.22%
Windows XP 0.84%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 32.07%
Windows 8.1 13.92%
Windows 7 Professional 13.50%
Windows 10 Home 10.97%
Windows 7 Ultimate 8.86%
Windows 10 Pro 7.17%

Distribution by countryGeography

66.87% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 66.87%
  United Kingdom 9.20%
  Canada 4.60%
  Germany 3.99%
  France 3.07%
  Netherlands 2.45%
  Norway 2.15%
  Sweden 1.84%
  DK 1.53%
  Spain 0.92%
  Finland 0.92%
  Italy 0.92%
  Belgium 0.61%
  Australia 0.31%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
ASUS 19.47%
Hewlett-Packard 18.58%
GIGABYTE 16.81%
Acer 15.04%
Dell 14.16%
Lenovo 7.96%
Alienware 1.77%
Intel 1.77%
Samsung 1.77%
Toshiba 1.77%
American Megatrends 0.88%
Common models
ASUS All Series 9.17%
Dell XPS 8300 3.33%
Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 2.50%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 2.50%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 1.67%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 1.67%

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