high cpu usage by Dkservice.exe

[Kishan]

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I have Windows XP and recently downloaded a program called Diskeeper 2007 which I found to be an interesting one. After installation, I am seeing that the Dkservice.exe is using very high cpu usage, sometimes to 100% cpu usage. What can be the alternative for this similar type of software, or is there any fix for it? Thanks

[Expertz]

Did you try going into services by start>run>services.msc>enter, find Diskkeeper Lite in there (right-click>properties) and stop it. Also you can try to put it to manual for starting so that this will make it not to defragment while you use your computer, real-time, which is what it does otherwise and thats why it hogs your CPU. So that everytime you reboot your system, it also starts in the background.

[Viceman]

You can try to go to the official microsoft website and get Process Explorer. No need to install, just run the .exe. Each instance of scvhost will give you a small pop-up of the services it's running. This way you can go to "Services" and change what's needed. I suggest that you change the "Services" one at a time and note the effect. That way you can easily go back and reset it without confusion as to what went "wrong."

[Zachary]

I have done some search for "dkservice.exe" on search engines which shows that this file is part of Executive Software's Diskeeper. So I think that you should start your troubleshooting, with their tech support or on their website if they have a knowledge base or the like. Maybe the version of Diskeeper you installed isn't compatible with Vista.