Standard IDE/ESDI Hard Disk Controller (atapi) Service Defaults in Windows XP
IDE/ATAPI Port Driver by Microsoft Corporation.
Default Settings
| Startup type: | Boot |
| Display name: | Standard IDE/ESDI Hard Disk Controller |
| Service name: | atapi |
| Service type: | kernel |
| Error control: | normal |
| Group: | SCSI miniport |
| Path: | %SystemRoot%\system32\DRIVERS\atapi.sys |
| Registry key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\atapi |
Default Behavior
Standard IDE/ESDI Hard Disk Controller is a kernel device driver. In Windows XP it is starting before Kernel initialization. If the Standard IDE/ESDI Hard Disk Controller fails to start, the technical information about the error is added to the Event Log. Windows XP startup should proceed, but a message box should be displayed informing the user that the atapi service has failed to start.
Dependencies
The following components depend on Standard IDE/ESDI Hard Disk Controller:
Restore Default Startup Configuration of Standard IDE/ESDI Hard Disk Controller
1. Run the Command Prompt.
2. Copy the commands below, paste them into the command window and press ENTER:
sc config atapi start= boot
sc start atapi
3. Close the command window and restart the computer.
The atapi service is using the atapi.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 XP installation media.