How to remove dxdllreg error

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dxdllreg.exe file information

The process Microsoft DirectX DLL Register belongs to the software dxdllreg.exe or Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® Operating System by Microsoft Corporation (www.microsoft.com).

Description: File dxdllreg.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32. The file size on Windows XP is 44544 bytes.
The program has a visible window. File dxdllreg.exe is a Microsoft signed file. The application starts when Windows starts (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). The file is not a Windows system file. Therefore the technical security rating is 0% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

If dxdllreg.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\Windows then the security rating is 0% dangerous. File size is 46592 bytes. The program has a visible window. The file is a Microsoft signed file. The process starts when Windows starts (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). dxdllreg.exe is not a Windows system file.

External information from Paul Collins:

"DXDllRegExe" is not required to run at start up. Created when you select "Yes" to check the "WHQL Digital signatures" in the DirectX9 files at the first time you open it

Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as dxdllreg.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the dxdllreg.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

nothing, it is just there, at the start up
Robert Lejbt

dxdllreg.exe is an application which is supposed to request you register your version of DirectX, however sometimes it stays resident. Should be removed from the startup

Summary: 1 user think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 1 user doesn't grade dxdllreg.exe ("not sure about it").

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