Pcmcia Service Defaults in Windows 7
PCMCIA Bus Driver by Microsoft Corporation.
Default Settings
| Startup type: | Manual |
| Display name: | Pcmcia |
| Service name: | pcmcia |
| Service type: | kernel |
| Error control: | normal |
| Group: | System Bus Extender |
| Path: | %SystemRoot%\system32\DRIVERS\pcmcia.sys |
| Registry key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\pcmcia |
Default Behavior
Pcmcia is a kernel device driver. In Windows 7 it won't be started if the user doesn't start it. If Pcmcia fails to start, Windows 7 attempts to write the failure details into Event Log. Then Windows 7 startup should proceed and the user should be notified that the pcmcia service is not running because of the error.
Restore Default Startup Configuration of Pcmcia
1. Run the Command Prompt as an administrator.
2. Copy the command below, paste it into the command window and press ENTER:
sc config pcmcia start= demand
3. Close the command window and restart the computer.
The pcmcia service is using the pcmcia.sys file that is located in the C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS directory. If the file is removed or corrupted, read this article to restore its original version from Windows 7 installation media.