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RapidTyping

from RapidTyping Software

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 …  

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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

    .

  • 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).

  • 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%