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Rails Across America

What is Rails Across America?  (from Strategy First)

A game of railroad empires in North America, from 1830 to the near future. It's a real-time strategy "sim" allowing hundreds of tracks with thousands of trains crossing the continent. Rails Across America is a game of railroad empires in North America, covering the period from 1830 to the near future. It is a real-time...  Read more

Overview

Rails Across America is a program developed by Strategy First. 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 software installer includes 9 files and is usually about 179.47 MB (188,186,044 bytes). fpupdate.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 90% of users of Rails Across America come from the United States, it is also popular in Spain and United Kingdom.

Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Rails Across America
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files1\RAILSA~1\UNWISE.EXE C:\Program Files1\RAILSA~1\INSTALL.LOG
(Wise Installer is used for installing and uninstalling this software.)
Estimated size: 179.47 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Rails Across America

  • rails.exe (by Flying Lab Software) - Rails Across America
  • UNWISE.EXE
  • Mfc42.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft (R) Visual C++ (MFCDLL Shared Library - Retail Version)
  • ArcadeInstallRails.EXE
  • ArcadeInstallRAILSAM108c.exe
  • fpupdate.exe
  • MapEdit.exe (by Flying Lab Software) - Rails Across America Map Editor
  • Mss32.dll (by RAD Game Tools) - Miles Sound System

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks
  • UNWISE.EXE is scheduled as a task with the class '{6768D28E-B6AC-49C5-988D-1DD310504E28}' (runs on registration).
  • rails.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{AC221EE2-7B46-4E66-B028-A7A0E49B46FF}' (runs on registration).
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • fpupdate.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Sierra\FEARCombat\fpupdate.exe'.

How do I remove Rails Across America?

You can uninstall Rails Across America 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 Rails Across America, 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 Rails Across America.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 58%
Win XP 8%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 6%
Keep it 94%
 
US RANK
#45,379

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 58.33%
Windows 10 25.00%
Windows Vista 8.33%
Windows XP 8.33%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 41.67%
Windows 10 Home 16.67%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 8.33%
Windows 7 Starter 8.33%
Windows 7 Ultimate 8.33%
Windows 8.1 8.33%

Distribution by countryGeography

90.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 90.00%
  Spain 5.00%
  United Kingdom 5.00%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 30.00%
Hewlett-Packard 30.00%
Toshiba 10.00%
Lenovo 10.00%
Acer 10.00%
ASUS 10.00%
Common models
Toshiba NB305 10.00%
LENOVO 20250 10.00%
HP-Pavilion KN264AA-ABU a... 10.00%
Hewlett-Packard p7-1174 10.00%
HP G72 Notebook PC 10.00%
ECS A740GM-M 10.00%


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