84,488,480 programs installed

Should I remove ObjectDock Plus?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
6% remove it94% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
What do people think about it?
Be the first to rate (click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #10,332
United States Rank #11,227
Reach 0.0345%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 12.78 days
377.03 days >
Average installed length: 198.10 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
2.01 97.64%

Typically installed together

Other programs by Stardock

ObjectDock Plus

What is ObjectDock Plus?  (from Stardock)

Tabbed docks help keep your weblinks and shortcuts organized. Tuck them away on an edge, setup hotkeys, or leave them in your taskbar. It’s easy to customize for your applications. The best feature of the Windows 7 superbar, now available on all versions of Windows with ObjectDock. Hover over compatible running applica...  Read more

Overview

ObjectDock Plus is a program developed by Stardock. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. 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). When installed, it will add a context menu handler to the Windows shell in order to provide quick access to the program. The main program executable is ObjectDockUI.exe. The software installer includes 55 files and is usually about 28.67 MB (30,060,131 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 40% of users of ObjectDock Plus come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and United Kingdom.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.stardock.com/products/objectdock/information_plus.asp
Help link: www.stardock.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Stardock\ObjectDock Plus
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Stardock\ObjectDock Plus\uninstall.exe" "/C:C:\Program Files\Stardock\ObjectDock Plus\Uninstall\uninstall.xml"
Estimated size: 28.67 MB

Program filesFiles installed by ObjectDock Plus

Program executable:ObjectDockUI.exe
Name:ObjectDock UI
Path:C:\Program Files\Stardock\ObjectDock Plus\ObjectDockUI.exe
MD5:1320696f36ebb2fb80be801d5bdfd163
Additional files:
  • Dock64.exe
  • MyDockLib2.dll - MyDock Dynamic Link Library
  • MyDockLib32.dll
  • StartMenuPosition.dll - Stardock StartMenuPosition (StartMenuPosition)
  • StardockWeather.ocx - Stardock Weather Provider (Weather Data Provider for Stardock Applications. Use of this module by non-Stardock products is strictly prohibited.)
  • DeElevate.exe - DeElevate Application (De-elevation tool)
  • DeElevate64.exe
  • ObjectDock.exe - Stardock ObjectDock (ObjectDock)
  • ObjectDockRegRes.dll - Stardock Fences (Fences DLC Resources)
  • ObjectDockTray.exe - ObjectDockTray
  • sddlc.dll - Stardock SDDLC (SDDLC)
  • sddlc64.dll
  • Dock64.dll - ObjectDock (Shell module)
  • DockShellHook.dll
  • MyDock.Util.dll - MyDockUtil (MyDock Utility Library)
  • ODMenu.dll - Stardock ObjectDock Shell Extension
  • ODMenu64.dll
  • RenderPanel.dll - RenderPanel
  • StardockTray.dll - Tray module
  • StardockTray64.dll
  • StartMenuPosition64.dll
  • SDActivate.exe - Activate (Product Activation)
  • ObjectDockUI.exe
  • uninstall.exe (by Indigo Rose) - Setup Factory Runtime (Setup Application)
  • CrashRpt.dll
  • CrashRptHelp.dll
  • lua5.1.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Context Menu Handlers
  • ODMenu64.dll added to Windows Explorer under the name 'ObjectDockShellExt' with a class of {1984D045-52CF-49cd-DB77-08F378FEA4DB}.
  • ODMenu.dll added to Windows Explorer under the name 'ObjectDockShellExt' with a class of {1984D045-52CF-49cd-DB77-08F378FEA4DB}.
Scheduled Task
  • ObjectDock.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{0DDD409C-A6C2-4B51-8E72-436DA6CE5CD0}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • ObjectDock.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Stardock ObjectDock.
Startup File (User Run)
  • ObjectDock.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'ObjectDock' and executes as C:\Program Files\stardock\objectdock\objectdock.exe.
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • ObjectDock.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'ObjectDock' which loads as C:\Program Files\Stardock\ObjectDock\ObjectDock.exe.
Network connections
  • ObjectDock.exe connects to 174.35.3.36 (port 80).
  • ObjectDock.exe connects to 174.35.7.24 (port 80).

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

ObjectDock.exe
Memory:32.49 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0106977665%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00915415%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00154362%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:35,142,388
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:474
70 average
I/O reads/min:61.07 KB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:2.25 KB
105.02 KB average
ObjectDockTray.exe
Memory:13.13 MB
Total CPU:0.0007320954%
Kernel CPU:0.00049945%
User CPU:0.00023265%
Switches/sec:1
Dock64.exe
Memory:2.99 MB
Total CPU:0.0012244914%
Kernel CPU:0.00086174%
User CPU:0.00036275%
CPU cycles/sec:716,341
Switches/sec:43
I/O reads/min:51 Bytes

How do I remove ObjectDock Plus?

You can uninstall ObjectDock Plus 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 ObjectDock Plus, 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 ObjectDock Plus.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 58%
Win Vista 0%
  
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 6%
Keep it 94%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 61.47%
Windows 10 34.26%
Windows XP 2.65%
Windows Vista 1.62%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 28.40%
Windows 7 Home Premium 19.82%
Windows 7 Professional 10.36%
Windows 8.1 Pro 6.95%
Windows 10 Pro 6.21%
Windows 8 Pro 4.14%

Distribution by countryGeography

40.24% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 40.24%
  Germany 5.56%
  United Kingdom 4.34%
  Canada 3.39%
  France 2.17%
  Australia 2.03%
  Russia 2.03%
  Greece 1.90%
  Argentina 1.90%
  Italy 1.90%
  Spain 1.76%
  Netherlands 1.76%
  Portugal 1.63%
  Mexico 1.49%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 20.05%
Dell 19.55%
Acer 17.57%
ASUS 17.08%
GIGABYTE 12.38%
Toshiba 5.94%
Samsung 2.97%
Intel 1.49%
Lenovo 1.24%
Alienware 0.99%
Apple 0.74%
Common models
ASUS All Series 9.41%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 3.96%
HP Pavilion g4 Notebook P... 2.97%
Acer Aspire V5-552PG 2.48%
GATEWA GM5442 1.98%
Gigabyte GA-870A-UD3 1.98%

About Stardock

Stardock is a software development company that initially developed for the OS/2 platform, but switch to Windows.
Publisher URL: www.stardock.com

commentsComments

user comment
No one has commented yet. Help others learn more about this software, share your comments.
Back to top
Find us on Facebook   Follow us on Twitter   Find us on Google+   View our Pinterests