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What percent of users and experts removed it?
1% remove it99% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
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Versions

VersionDistribution
12.0.794.32 30.77%
12.0.781.32 69.23%

Diskeeper 2008 Home

What is Diskeeper 2008 Home?  (from Diskeeper)

Diskeeper Home is like spring cleaning for your slow PC. It neatly lines up your files side-by-side, so they are NOT scattered across your hard drive in hundreds of small fragmented pieces.
When your files are fragmented, it takes longer to read them... thus slowing down almost EVERY aspect of your computer use.
...  Read more

Overview

Diskeeper 2008 Home is a software program developed by Diskeeper. The most common release is 12.0.781.32, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. The setup package generally installs about 39 files and is usually about 16.93 MB (17,750,221 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows Vista (SP2) and Windows XP. While about 79% of users of Diskeeper 2008 Home come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and France.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.diskeeper.com
Help link: www.diskeeper.com/support/support.asp
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Diskeeper Corporation\Diskeeper\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{AFF582B4-8C23-494B-ABC3-F6F00329F5E0}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 16.93 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by Diskeeper 2008 Home

  • AutoNTFS.exe - Diskeeper Corporation. Diskeeper (NT5 AutoNTFS component 20071130) (AutoNTFS)
  • AutoFAT.exe - Diskeeper Corporation. Diskeeper (NT5 AutoFAT component 20071130) (Boot Time Defragmentation Engine for Diskeeper)
  • AppLauncher.exe - Diskeeper (TM) Application Launcher (Diskeeper Application Launcher)
  • DKCRegistration.exe - Diskeeper (TM) Registration Module (Registration Module)
  • Connect.exe - Diskeeper (TM) Disk Defragmenter
  • DfrgSnap.dll
  • DfrgUI.dll
  • Diskeeper.exe
  • DkActivationReminder.exe
  • DkAutoUpdateAlert.exe
  • DKLib.dll - DKLIB.LIB
  • DkMsg.dll
  • DkPerf.exe
  • DkPromotionRollUp.exe
  • DkService.exe - Diskeeper Service
  • DkServiceMsg.exe
  • DkTabProvider.dll - DKTABPROVIDER.EXE
  • NsFatAnalyze.dll
  • NsFatAutoAnalyze.dll
  • NsFatBootOptimization.dll
  • NsFatManual.dll - NsFatEngineManual.dll
  • NsFatPartialDefrag.dll
  • NsFatStd.dll
  • NsIfaastMeas.dll
  • NsNtfsAnalyze.dll
  • NsNtfsAutoAnalyze.dll
  • NsNtfsBootOptimization.dll
  • NsNtfsDirConsolidate.dll
  • NsNtfsFragShield.dll
  • NsNtfsFreespaceConsolidate.dll
  • NsNtfsIfaast.dll
  • NsNtfsLfsDfrg.dll
  • NsNtfsManual.dll
  • NsNtfsPartialDefrag.dll
  • NsNtfsStd.dll
  • NsNtfsTve.dll
  • PrFacade.dll
  • MJS.dll - MJS
  • Tab.dll - UCC (TAB)

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Service
  • DkService.exe runs as a service named 'Diskeeper' (Diskeeper) "Allows Diskeeper to run on this computer and improve file system performance.".

How do I remove Diskeeper 2008 Home?

You can uninstall Diskeeper 2008 Home 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 Diskeeper 2008 Home, 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 Diskeeper 2008 Home.

OS VERSIONS
Win Vista (SP2) 54%
Win 7 (SP1) 15%
 
HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 1%
Keep it 99%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows Vista 53.85%
Windows XP 30.77%
Windows 7 15.38%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 38.46%
Microsoft Windows XP 30.77%
Windows Vista Ultimate 7.69%
Windows 7 Professional 7.69%
Windows 7 Ultimate 7.69%
Windows Vista Home Basic 7.69%

Distribution by countryGeography

79.31% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 79.31%
  United Kingdom 13.79%
  France 3.45%
  Israel 3.45%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 41.67%
Lenovo 33.33%
Hewlett-Packard 8.33%
ASUS 8.33%
American Megatrends 8.33%
Common models
Dell Inspiron 530s 16.67%
Dell Dell XPS420 8.33%
ASUSTeK W1N 8.33%
LENOVO 7668CTO 8.33%
LENOVO 444636U 8.33%
LENOVO 444635U 8.33%

About Diskeeper

Condusiv is a software producer that sells and supports a number of software products including its flagship productm, Diskeeper, a tool for reducing file fragmentation; V-locity Virtual Machine, a platform disk optimizer for virtual server; Undelete, which offers protection from and recovery of accidentally deleted files.
Publisher URL: www.condusiv.com

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