How to remove DkIcon error

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DkIcon.exe file information

The process DKICON.EXE belongs to the software Diskeeper (TM) Disk Defragmenter or DkIcon.exe" or Diskeeper Professional by Executive Software International, Inc (www.executive.com) or Diskeeper Corporation.

Description: File DkIcon.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" (mostly C:\Program Files\Executive Software\Diskeeper\). Known file sizes on Windows XP are 184408 bytes (26% of all occurrence), 221184 bytes, 176216 bytes, 180312 bytes, 163840 bytes, 319488 bytes, 217176 bytes, 196696 bytes, 21504 bytes, 357846 bytes, 167936 bytes.
The program has a visible window. It is not a Windows system file. You can uninstall this program in the control panel. The process starts upon Windows startup (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). Therefore the technical security rating is 7% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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External information from Paul Collins:

"DiskeeperSystray" is not required to run at start up. DisKeeper defragmentation software - can be started manually

Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as DkIcon.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the DkIcon.exe process on your pc whether it is pest. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. It is one of the Top Download Picks of 2005 of The Washington Post and PC World.

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User Comments

you can disable this, but it wont load upon windows startup and wont defrag in background. When you play games go ahead and disable it to increase resources and memory
butthead

It's the best defrag software- period
Glen O. Jacobson

Not dangerous, defrags hard drives. Very handy.
Hobo

Diskeeper Professional Edition (defrag HD)
Pascal

Summary: 12 users think DkIcon.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application.

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